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KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Malaysian house prices, relative to income, remain seriously unaffordable, due to a pronounced and prolonged mismatch between demand and supply, stated Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in its Financial Stability Review for Second Half 2019 released today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Boutique property developer Trinity Group Sdn Bhd recently donated essential medical supplies to hospitals in the Klang Valley and Penang for frontline healthcare professionals battling the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA (April 3): Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa said the proposed development plan for Kampung Baru is still up in the air as only 61% of the landowners have agreed to it, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): A woman who allegedly called police at a roadblock "idiots" has claimed trial to charges of insulting behaviour and obstruction of a public officer in carrying out his duties, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 3): Oversupply conditions in the office space and shopping complex (OSSC) segment in Malaysia have not improved.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), on March 24, 2020, announced an automatic six-month moratorium on all bank loans starting from April 1, to assist borrowers who are facing temporary financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today household debt, as measured by the household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, expanded at a faster pace in the second half of 2019, primarily driven by loans for the purchase of residential properties.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said the continuation of large-scale infrastructure projects will provide additional lift to the economic growth amid the challenging economic conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has managed to solve the issue of shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) among healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): Although household debts expanded faster in the second half of 2019, the risk of Malaysian borrowers defaulting on their loan repayment remains low, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).