PAM supports full MCO but proposes 10 measures for businesses to survive

PETALING JAYA (May 21): While supporting the implementation of full Movement Control Order (MCO) for national security, Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) stressed that the public and private sectors need to work hand in hand to ensure business survival for long-term job security instead of one-off subsidies to individuals.

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When the bells and whistles turn ugly

You don’t need the experts to tell you this: parks, open spaces, flora and fauna are this season’s darlings of property investors and tenants – all due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Stricter SOPs instead of full lockdown, urges MBAM

PETALING JAYA (May 20): The construction industry has expressed its strong opposition to a lockdown like the first movement control order in March 2020, as "the Malaysian construction industry cannot afford another full lockdown,” said Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM).

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Najib's lawyer: Jho Low is like an octopus with plenty of tentacles

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyer likened fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) (pictured) to "an octopus with plenty of tentacles" at the High Court today in seeking to highlight Low's elaborate plan to siphon off billions of dollars from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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