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KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Malaysia recorded 2,690 new Covid-19 cases today, down from 2,717 yesterday, bringing the number of cumulative coronavirus cases in the country to date to 392,942.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Ekovest Bhd managing director Lim Keng Cheng (pictured) today assured shareholders that he remains active as the group's MD, despite having ceased as a substantial shareholder of the group.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): The owners of grocery chain Jaya Grocer are now mulling an initial public offering (IPO) after an “earlier selection process” to find a buyer “had stalled”, The Edge Malaysia reported this week.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) “is said to be interested in a merger with IJM Corp Bhd,” The Edge Malaysia reported this week.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Guocoland (M) Bhd reported a net profit of RM73.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Lim Seong Hai Sdn Bhd (LSH), an investment vehicle of Ekovest Bhd’s managing director Tan Sri Lim Keng Cheng (pictured), has trimmed its stake and ceased to be a substantial shareholder in the construction group.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): New Covid-19 infections today remained above 2,800 for the second straight day with 2,847 cases, raising the country's total cases to 387,535, the Health Ministry said.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s (pictured) lawyer Tania Scivetti said today the prosecution’s asset forfeiture action against Najib must be dismissed because there is no evidence that the seized properties from his residence along Jalan Langgak Duta were linked to alleged 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-related money in his AmBank accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): S P Setia Bhd kick-started the year with positive take-up rates for its residential products in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q21), despite the weak property market sentiment during the pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): The interim injunction order stopping former UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Lokman Noor Adam (pictured) from issuing defamatory statements against 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) lawyer Rosli Dahlan was yesterday extended to June 3.