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KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Many Malaysians are not financially prepared if the Movement Control Order (MCO) were to be extended, according to a new survey released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A thief sneaked into a unit on the 19th floor of an apartment building in Taman Daya, Johor Bahru last week through an open toilet window.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Movement Control Order (MCO) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the country’s household spending patterns, recording a decrease of RM3,504 or 55%, reported The Malaysian Reserve (TMR) based on figures by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 6): New York landlord Mario Salerno, who has 18 apartment buildings, posted signs saying tenants in his buildings did not need to pay April rent, The New York Times reported on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Following its disposal of the five-star Four Seasons Kyoto hotel in Japan recently, Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) has now set its sights on Greenland for a luxury hotel and apartment project in the country’s capital of Nuuk, according to a Norwegian news report.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The Social and Welfare Department has announced new guideline for NGOs distributing aid directly to the needy impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, Malaysikini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Malaysia has been chosen by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the countries to participate in joint research to test the medicine for COVID-19, according to Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Office and industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Malaysia are unlikely to offer free rental or rebates during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period currently in place in the country due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): After spending almost a year on the market, a mansion perched atop the Hollywood Hills that was purchased by Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) for a record US$38.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Employers have to pay the full salary of all employees — including allowances — during the March 18-31 Movement Control Order period, said the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR).