COVID-19: Active cases in KL drop below 500-mark
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur sees its number of active Covid-19 positive cases dropped to 432 as of noon yesterday, compared with 535 cases on Tuesday.
Malaysia's first astronaut now a delivery boy during MCO
PETALING JAYA (April 23): Malaysia first astronaut Dr Sheik Muszaphar Shukor has become a delivery boy in this Movement Control Order (MCO) period.
BNM expected to cut OPR by another 75 basis points: CGS-CIMB
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said yesterday it expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 75 basis points (bps) in anticipation of a contraction in the country’s economy in 2020 and subdued inflation during the year.
IGB REIT says IQ income affected by MCO, sees grim outlook
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): IGB Real Estate Investment Trust’s net property income (NPI) fell 14.
Report: Two cats become first US pets to contract COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Two cats in New York have become the first pets in the US to test contract Covid-19, AFP reported officials saying today.
Platinum Victory offers Curbside Pick-up service at The Palette
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Property developer Platinum Victory has introduced a drive-thru shopping and food takeaway service at its 7.
Analysts upbeat on Sime Darby disposal of loss-making Tesco, say proceeds could be distributed as dividends
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Sime Darby Bhd’s plan to sell its 30% stake in Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM300 million is seen as positive by analysts who say this would allow the group to exit its loss-making hypermarket business.
Singapore: 6 weeks' jail for man who breached stay-home notice to eat bak kut teh
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): A Singapore man who breached a stay-home notice (SHN) in the island republic and went for a bak kut teh (pictured) meal was sentenced to six weeks' jail, The Straits Times (ST) reported today.
Razman won't be suspended despite probed over violating MCO: Perak MB
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Perak state executive councillor Razman Zakaria will not be suspended despite being probed over the violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.
Missing Chinese journalist reappears, says he was forcibly quarantined by police
KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Li Zehua (pictured), a Chinese journalist who went missing for almost two months after streaming videos from Wuhan, China about the COVID-19 situation there has reappeared, reported The Daily Mail of the UK.
