COVID-19: Guidelines on religious events soon
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The government will soon issue guidelines on gatherings at mosques and religious events in light of the worsening global COVID-19 situation.
Health Ministry: Mass gatherings should be postponed immediately
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): All mass gatherings should be postponed to minimise the spread of COVID-19, the Health Ministry announced today.
Health DG confirms Malaysian who attended Seri Petaling mosque event also down with COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) has confirmed yesterday that a 60-year-old Malaysian man from Pahang, who had attended a religious gathering at a mosque in Seri Petaling here, was tested positive for COVID-19.
New judge to hear Riza Aziz’s 1MDB money laundering case
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Sessions Court judge Azman Ahmad will hear the money laundering case involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak's stepson Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz and 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), replacing Sessions Court judge Rozina Ayob, who recused herself last month.
Bursa top-active stock JAKS falls below RM1
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Bursa Malaysia’s top active stock JAKS Resources Bhd’s share price fell as much 16 sen or 15.
S&P Global believes COVID-19 will hit Genting Group hard in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Genting Bhd to negative from stable to reflect its view that Genting Bhd's revenue and EBITDA will drop by 20%-25% and 25%-30% respectively in 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
Tom Hanks, wife tested positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have both tested positive for COVID-19, the US actor said yesterday, AFP reported yesterday.
OBYU awaits decision on its representation
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The High Court was yesterday informed that the prosecution is considering a representation relating to asset forfeiture made by OBYU Holdings Sdn Bhd, the owner of several condos at Pavilion Residences, where more than RM680 million worth of valuable items said to belong to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, were kept and are subject to forfeiture.
MOH: Brunei man with COVID-19 was at mosque gathering of 10,000 people
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced today that about 10,000 people had taken part in a religious gathering at Masjid Seri Petaling, Selangor, between Feb 27 to March 1 where a Bruneian national infected with COVID-19 was also present.
COVID-19: 20 new confirmed cases, Malaysia’s tally climbs to 149
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that there are 20 new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total tally to 149.
