News about cinema

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Cinemas in states that are in Phase One of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) will be allowed to operate at 50 percent capacity beginning Thursday (Sept 9), with only those who have completed their Covid-19 vaccination allowed to enter the halls.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 7): Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) announced that it is closing their cinema outlets in Berjaya Times Square and Cheras Leisure Mall permanently.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (GSC) will be reopening its cinemas on Dec 16 in nine locations where the conditional movement control order (CMCO) has been lifted.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The Malaysian Association of Film Exhibitors (MAFE) has collectively decided to temporarily suspend operations.

PETALING JAYA (July 6): Malaysian will soon have the opportunity to watch a movie in the country’s first ever drive-in cinema, according to the China Press report.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): The National Security Council has listed the activities that are still not allowed despite the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) scheduled to be imposed from Monday (May 4) onwards.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (GSC) said yesterday that it is shutting down its GSC outlet in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur on Feb 17.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 15): When T-rex symbolically did the closing honours of the Rex Cinema back in 1993 as the “starring character” of Jurassic Park, many must have sadly wondered if they would ever be able to step within the doors of this cherished meet-up point again.

Many who have grown up in Petaling Jaya would likely have fond memories of attending birthday parties thrown by their schoolmates at the oldest A&W fast food restaurant in town.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): PPB Group Bhd has raised its capital expenditure (capex) by RM164 million mainly for investments in China flour mill, bringing its total capex this year to RM565 million.