Ministry's advice to women irks netizens and women's rights activists
PETALING JAYA (Mar 31): "Imitate a Doraemon-like tone and giggle coyly.
Menara City One management company: Not fair to blame foreigners for infections
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): It is not fair to say that many people living and working Menara City One (pictured) because many foreigners are living there, said a spokesman from the Menara City One management company.
The Edge Covid-19 Fund starts sending supplies to hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund has started sending one million face masks and 35,000 personal protection suits to more than 30 designated hospitals — just one week after the fund was launched to raise money from Corporate Malaysia.
Facing halted ops under MCO, manufacturers seek higher wage subsidy, EPF exemption and income tax waiver
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): With many businesses having grounded to a halt during the Movement Control Order period, Malaysian manufacturers are appealing to the government to double its wage subsidy scheme to RM12 billion from RM5.
COVID-19: Malaysia SMEs see zero cash inflow for at least three months due to MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Malaysia small and medium enterprises (SMEs) said today they expect no cash inflow for at least three months due to the nation’s ongoing movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ceiling price for three-ply surgical masks now at RM1.50 per piece
KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): The government has set a new ceiling price for three-ply surgical masks: RM1.
Country Heights' Lee Kim Yew charters plane to bring in masks and PPE
KUALA LUMPUR (March 29): Country Heights Holdings Bhd founder Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew has chartered a plane to transport up to 1.
Non-compounding interest for Affin Bank loans during 6-month moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Affin Bank Bhd and Affin Islamic Bank Bhd will be offering their retail customers and SME clients non-compounding interest or profit for six months, for term loan and term financing, during the moratorium for financing facilities due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Country Garden distributed 6,000 masks to KL North residents
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Country Garden Malaysia-Singapore Region has distributed some 6,000 masks to residents and police officers living and working in the area where one of its projects Lake City @ KL North is located, yesterday.
These banks won’t compound interest, profit rates during six-month loan moratorium
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In line with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)’s decision to grant an automatic moratorium on loan payments for six months following the escalation of the fallout of Covid-19, Malaysian banks are doing their bit by announcing that they will not compound interest and profit rates on their loans.
