Nine new Covid-19 cases as of noon Aug 11, no deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Malaysia’s daily number of new Covid-19 cases fell back to a single digit of nine as of noon today after two consecutive days of reporting double-digit cases.
Airbnb seeks to resolve short-term rental cap with MPC, Tourism Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Airbnb wants to resolve the contention surrounding the 90- to 180-day restriction on short term rentals with Malaysia Productivity Corp (MPC) and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture.
Three new mutated Covid-19 strains detected in South Korea
SEOUL (August 11): South Korea’s public health authorities have discovered three new mutated genome sequences of the novel coronavirus among imported cases-- two from Pakistan and one from Uzbekistan, reported Yonhap News Agency.
Prosecution appealing against Najib's sentences in SRC conviction
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd case has filed a notice of appeal against the sentences imposed by the High Court on July 28.
Minor International launches Anantara Desaru Coast Residences
PETALING JAYA (Aug 11): International hospitality, restaurant and lifestyle operator Minor International has unveiled its first Anantara-branded residential villa development in Malaysia – Anantara Desaru Coast Residences.
Malaysia 2Q20 GDP to decline 18.5% y-o-y, UOB says
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): UOB Global Economics & Markets Research expects Malaysia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) to decline 18.
BNM’s Shariah Advisory Council issues ruling on Islamic loan restructuring, profit compounding
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced that its Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) has made a ruling on practices of restructuring of Islamic financing facilities during the Covid-19 crisis.
Sivagangga, Kurau clusters linked to Hari Raya visiting activities — Health D-G
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said most of the cases in the Sivagangga and Kurau clusters of Covid-19 infections are linked to visiting activities during the recent Hari Raya Aidiladha festivities.
Covid-19: Malaysia records 11 new cases, three from Kurau cluster
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced eleven new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, of which five were imported cases while six were local transmissions.
Quarantine fees at training institutes reduced to RM100 a day
PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): Those quarantined at public training centres will now only have to pay RM100 a day, after the government decided to reduce the daily rates by RM50, reported FMT today.
