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KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) announced today Datuk Tee Eng Ho’s redesignation as the property developer’s chairman from director previously besides other board members’ resignations due to the takeover offer by Amazing Parade Sdn Bhd, in which Tee has a stake.

PETALING JAYA (May 12): Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd has appointed Tee Eng Tiong (pictured) as chief executive officer and executive director, effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has remitted some RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Cash transfers from the government shored up the average income of some of the country’s poorest urban households above 2019 levels in March but 71% say they still need financial aid in the coming months and 60% still could not buy enough food for their families, the fourth and final instalment of a study commissioned by two United Nations (UN) agencies showed.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11) : Malaysia reported 3,973 new Covid-19 cases today – slightly higher than yesterday’s 3,807 – bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections in the country to 448,457.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd has proposed a bonus issue of up to 443.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said 67% of public hospital beds were used to treat those infected by Covid-19, including suspected and probable patients, as of last Saturday (May 8).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has confirmed the filing of 22 suits by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and SRC International Sdn Bhd for the recovery of assets with a total in excess of RM96.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Malaysia's daily number of newly confirmed Covid-19 cases fell to 3,733 today from 4,519 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): Shopping mall operators and retailers across Malaysia told the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) today to immediately suspend announcements of information derived from the Hotspot Identification by Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system on claims that HIDE's Covid-19 hotspot listing data is inaccurate.