COVID-19 & MCO: 10 key tax questions answered
In light of the Movement Control Order (MCO), the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) and the Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) have made various announcements in respect of managing our tax affairs.
Study finds cats susceptible to COVID-19, but not dogs
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Amid anecdotal reports of cats testing positive of COVID-19, a new study has reportedly found that cats can indeed catch the disease and could even pass it on to other felines, Malaysiakini reported today.
Health DG: Software to predict geographic spread of COVID-19 infections in the works
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): The Ministry of Health (MoH) is working together with the National Security Council (NSC) to come up with a software that will be able to predict the geographic spread of COVID-19 infections to help combat the pandemic.
Report: Health experts say Malaysia still lags behind on COVID-19 testing
KUALA LUMPUR (April 2): Some health experts feel that Malaysia is still under-testing for COVID-19 when compared to countries such as South Korea, reported the Malay Mail today.
Keck Seng’s US, Canada hotels close temporarily due to COVID-19 lockdowns
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Palm oil and property player Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (KSM) said its hotel operations located in the US and Canada have temporarily closed, following the enforcement of citywide lockdowns.
Over 2,300 volunteers join COVID-19 frontline but MoH seeks more
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Over 2,300 volunteers have joined health and medical support teams to combat the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia, but the Ministry of Health (MoH) wants more.
Genting’s associate Landmarks suspends resort ops due to COVID-19 disruptions
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Genting Bhd’s associate Landmarks Bhd has announced that it will be temporarily closing its resorts and leisure operations in Malaysia and Indonesia, starting today.
WEC injects RM15.75m into substantial shareholder’s company to facilitate land buy
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): Wong Engineering Corporation Bhd (WEC) is injecting RM15.
Isa Samad's prosecution submission now set for April 21
KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): The prosecution's oral submissions in the graft case involving former Felda chairman Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad (pictured) has now been fixed for April 21, following the enforcement of the Movement Control Order.
The Edge COVID-19 funds now at RM23.775 million
Kuala Lumpur (April 1): A few more large contributions have been pledged to The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund and The Edge Covid-19 Health Care Workers Support Fund, bringing the total donations from Corporate Malaysia to RM23.
