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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): Malaysia reported today 3,306 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, which brought the country's cumulative number of individuals infected by the virus to 161,740.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): In an instant reaction to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s RM15 billion economic stimulus package announcement today, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said loan takers can request repayment moratorium and that their Central Credit Reference Information System report will not be affected at a time when the nation contends with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): Ecobuilt Holdings Bhd has secured a RM166.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): The government has unveiled PERMAI, its fifth economic stimulus package to date, worth RM15 billion spread over 22 initiatives aimed at combating the Covid-19 outbreak, safeguarding the welfare of the people and supporting business continuity following the implementation of the second movement control order (MCO 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): Local hoteliers say the RM15 billion Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (Permai) assistance package, which was just announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, falls short of expectation as the tourism industry continues to grapple with struggling businesses amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic and recently imposed Movement Control Order (MCO 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): UEM Sunrise Bhd has appointed Sufian Abdullah (pictured) as its new chief executive officer, effective from February 2, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): The court trials involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, previously scheduled to continue this week, have all been postponed due to the reinstatement of the government-imposed movement control order (MCO) in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): Parkson Holdings Bhd announced that Parkson Vietnam Co Ltd (PVC) had received a letter from its landlord in Vietnam alleging, among others, that PVC is required to pay a total amount of VND66.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 18): Uncertainties are looming over the nation’s construction sector as political instability, meshed with the movement control order (MCO) implementation, are dampening the speed of the sector’s recovery, but analysts are seeing some silver linings backed by Budget 2021’s infrastructure allocation.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 18): Although the residential market showed a slight recovery post-Movement Control Order (MCO) 1.