Highlights of M'sian govt's additional stimulus measures to drive growth
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The Malaysian government today announced additional stimulus measures to oil the wheel of economic growth.
High Court fixes Sept 6-7 to hear govt’s bid to bar Tarek Obaid, PetroSaudi from accessing over US$340m 1MDB-linked funds in UK
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The High Court here today has fixed Sept 6-7, 2021 to hear the prohibition order application by the Malaysian government against PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) and Saudi businessman Tarek Obaid from using over US$340 million (RM1.
Malaysia expected to cross high-income threshold by 2025 — World Bank
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Malaysia is expected to cross the high-income country threshold by 2025 under a baseline scenario, on the basis that the economy continues to expand healthily in the next few years, said World Bank.
SCIB bags RM135m EPCC job in Perak
KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has bagged an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) job worth approximately RM135 million in Muallim, Perak.
Immunisation programme: Medical Association ‘concerned’ about slow pace in registrations
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Malaysian Medical Association is concerned about the slow pace in registrations for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, it said in a statement today.
Covid-19: Five workplace-linked clusters, five community clusters detected
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Ten more Covid-19 clusters were reported today, five of which were linked to workplaces and another five were related to community infections.
Up for sale: Tunku Abdul Rahman’s former residence in Penang for RM62m
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The former home (pictured) of the country’s first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj in Penang is up for sale at RM62 million, according to a listing on EdgeProp.
Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre designated as Covid-19 vaccination centre for Petaling district
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Sunway Group has committed Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre (pictured) as the first private large-scale vaccination centre for the Petaling district, as the country ramps up the National COVID-19 Immunisation programme (NCIP).
Covid-19 SOPs: Fined RM10,000 for not registering details while in restaurant
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): A man has been slapped with a RM10,000 compound for not registering his details while in a restaurant in Bukit Jalil yesterday as part of Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), The Star reported.
Sunway Medical Centre designated as Covid-19 vaccination centre for frontliners
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Sunway Medical Centre at Sunway City in Selangor has been designated as a Covid-19 vaccination centre and is administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to frontliners as part of phase one of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
