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KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Urusharta Jamaah Sdn Bhd, the special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Finance tasked to oversee the non-performing assets of Lembaga Tabung Haji, has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of KSL Holdings Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): WZ Satu Bhd non-independent non-executive deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria has been re-designated as executive chairman of the company effective immediately.

The Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) had been eased into a Conditional MCO until June 9 (at the time this article was written), allowing most retailers to resume operating including in shopping malls, but it is clear that most people remain wary of visiting such public spaces.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of Eco World Development Group Bhd after nearly five years.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) president and group chief executive officer Jalil Rasheed said today that the state-owned asset manager would step away from property development upon completion of its RM5 billion megastructure in 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry has announced the appointment of Datuk Jalaluddin Alias (pictured) as UDA Holdings Bhd (UDA) chairman effective May 13, 2020.

PETALING JAYA (May 14): Malaysia is the sixth most-preferred destination for property buyers from China in 2019, the second year running that the country has been ranked so by Juwai IQI.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Hatten Group will be closing its non-performing business units, which would see affected employees being placed on temporary lay-off scheme until the global economic situation recovers, upon which the company will arrange for their potential return.

IPOH (May 14): Land erosion has impacted eight houses along Jalan Silibin Indah here, causing “the back portion of their houses to sink”, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The Sessions Court today granted a request by the prosecution to give a discharge not amounting to an acquittal to Datuk Seri Najib Razak's step-son, Riza Aziz (pictured), who was charged with five counts of money laundering amounting to US$248 million (RM1.