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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): Three months after the number of active Covid-19 cases climbed above 100,000, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah yesterday acknowledged there is a severe shortage of beds in the intensive care units (ICU) at public hospitals.

While most global markets are battered by the Covid-19 pandemic, in Bangkok, homes priced 10 million baht (RM1.

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PETALING JAYA (Sept 3): Malaysia is preparing to reopen its long-battered tourism industry with a pilot programme starting from Pulau Langkawi on Sept 16, mirroring Thailand’s Phuket “sandbox” model, reported Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): As part of its efforts to improve the annual Budget preparation process, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has agreed to publish four public consultation papers (PCPs) and invite the public to share their ideas for Budget 2022, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): As part of Malaysia's medium-term fiscal strategy, tax experts have recommended that the federal government reintroduce a broad based consumption tax, i.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) should trim the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 bps to ease Malaysia's journey to economic recovery, as indicators hint at a rockier road ahead, said OCBC Bank.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Umno, which is seeking to quash a civil suit by SRC International Sdn Bhd, claims there is no cause of reasonable action against the political party.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Former Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Dr Ali Hamsa (pictured) has been appointed as the BCB Bhd new chairman, effective yesterday (Sept 1).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): YTL Hospitality REIT is currently on the lookout for quality assets amid the industry downturn led by the pandemic, and does not rule out potential acquisitions in the near-to-medium term with the emergence of yield-accretive assets, analysts said.