India agrees to sell hydroxychloroquine to Malaysia to help fight Covid-19

Apr 15

NEW DELHI/KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): India has agreed to sell hydroxychloroquine tablets to Malaysia for use in the treatment of Covid-19 patients, Malaysia's Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar told Reuters on Wednesday, with New Delhi partially lifting its bar on exports of the anti-malarial drug.

EPF further extends deadline for employers' April 2020 contribution

Apr 14

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is further extending the deadline for employers in Malaysia to remit their mandatory contribution for the salary month of March 2020 (April contributions) to April 30 from the previously announced April 24, following requests from employers for more time to do so.

EPF sues Ikhmas Jaya unit over payment arrears

Apr 14

KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is suing a subsidiary of Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd to recover RM2.

Singapore’s much praised Covid-19 circuit breaker response short circuits itself

Apr 11

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Singapore, for months hailed at home and overseas as the “gold standard” for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday moved to defuse escalating criticism over how it has handled a surge in infections within foreign worker dormitories that activists had earlier flagged as public health risks due to their cramped conditions, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.

Buy now if one can wait for the ROI, property investors told

Apr 10

PETALING JAYA (April 10): With more properties at below market prices expected to come up for sale amid the dampened property market brought on by the sluggish economy and Covid-19 outbreak, many property investors are preparing to seek good buys.

Property management an important value add in buyers’ market

Apr 10

PETALING JAYA (April 10): The quality of a property's maintenance and management could play a decisive role in determining the property’s value in a buyer’s mind, says real estate agent co-founder of Kith and Kin Realty Freeman Woo.

'Best time to buy is NOW'

Apr 10

PETALING JAYA (April 10): While many are expecting property prices to come down further in light of the uncertainties brought on mainly by the Covid-19 pandemic, Rescom Realty team leader and PEHAM (Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia) Exco member Mohd Faizal Mohd Ismail reckons that for first-time homebuyers, the best time to buy a property is "always now".

Opera singer Andrea Bocelli will perform live on Easter from Italy's empty Duomo Cathedral

Apr 09

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Like most churches this Easter, the historic Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, will be closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.