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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The administrator of Malaysia's Covid-19-driven MySejahtera mobile application to assist in the monitoring of the outbreak in the country on Sunday apologised for errors which allowed random users to be given home surveillance order (HSO) and person under surveillance (PUS) statuses.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The High Court in Johor Bahru on Sunday ordered ex-Johor executive council member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, his son and a former real estate consultant to enter their defence against 37 corruption and money laundering charges involving more than RM30 million as the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against the accused, who were charged in 2017 for receiving bribes from property developers who requested for the change in bumiputra land status in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Johor Corp Bhd (JCorp), the state-controlled investment arm of Johor, has extended the closing date of its unconditional mandatory take-over offer for Damansara Holdings Bhd from Nov 8 to Nov 22, to allow more time for shareholders to accept its offer, according to a bourse filing on Wednesday.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): DBS Bank said Malaysia’s economy is starting to recover gradually from the Covid-19 crisis following a tumultuous 2020 and 2021, but is maintaining its growth forecasts of 4% for 2021 and 5% for 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Property developer Ibraco Bhd has secured a contract for construction works in Kuching, Sarawak, worth approximately RM375 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Another wave of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia appears to be the main concern for employers in the country at a time when pandemic-driven movement restrictions are less stringent now to support the rejuvenation of the nation’s economy.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Panelists at the Malaysian Economic Association (MEA) 2022 Post-Budget Dialogue were mooting for the reinstatement of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or the inclusion of a similar tax structure under the current tax regime in order to widen the government’s tax revenue base to prepare for turbulent times ahead.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The government has mandated Khazanah Nasional Bhd to provide the infrastructure to manage at least RM3 billion to be injected into Bursa Malaysia-listed companies hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): Malaysia’s capital markets remained vibrant, with gross funds raised increasing by 13.