Judicial commissioner recuses herself from SRC suit against Najib due to her acquaintance with him
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): A High Court judicial commissioner has today recused herself from presiding in the US$1.
PEMERKASA+ may not be enough to bear brunt of lockdown, say economists
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Economists have opined that the RM40 billion PEMERKASA+ stimulus package will have limited impact on the country’s economy, due to the smaller fiscal injection as compared to previous stimulus packages.
Permission to operate during FMCO: Back to MITI again
PETALING JAYA (June 1): Any business which wanted to operate during full movement control order (FMCO) period would need to get permission from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).
Highlights of the PEMERKASA+ aid package
The following are the key takeaways of the PEMERKASA+ aid package announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Vitrox unit buys land worth RM49m from Penang Development Corp
KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Vitrox Corp Bhd (VCB) said its unit is buying land worth RM48.
MRCB’s quarterly profit falls 68% amid multiple construction site closures in 1Q
KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB)’s net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021 (1QFY21) fell 67.
MITEC vaccination centre to begin mega-scale operations in June
KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): The vaccination centre (PPV) at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) will operate on a mega scale by increasing its daily capacity to up to 8,000 vaccine recipients from June 7.
Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases fall to 6,824; another 67 deaths reported
KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Malaysia's new daily Covid-19 cases fell to 6,824, from 6,999 yesterday, bringing total number of cases to 572,357.
Six property associations urge government to list property management as essential sector
PETALING JAYA (May 31): Six property related associations in Malaysia have sent a joint memo to the National Security Council (MKN) and International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) to request for the property and facility management service as one of the essential sectors under Full Movement Control Order (FMCO).
Newsbreak: HOC stamp duty exemption scheme extended till end-2021
PETALING JAYA (May 31): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has agreed to extend the residential home stamp duty exemption scheme under the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) for six months to Dec 31, 2021.
