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KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Malaysia saw new Covid-19 cases nearly double from yesterday’s 19, rising to 37 new cases as of noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): There may be light at the end of the tunnel for hotels, The Edge reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): A staggering number of hotels have been forced to shut down, either temporarily or permanently, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent implementation of the Movement Control Order on March 18 to curb its spread, The Edge reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Two-and-a-half years after the Doh family emerged as a substantial shareholder, Perak-based poultry group DBE Gurney Resources Bhd is in the midst of transforming itself into a different animal, The Edge reported today.

PETALING JAYA (June 6): The reintroduction of the National Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) will encourage certain property investors to re-enter the property market, according to real estate consultancy Savills Malaysia managing director Datuk Paul Khong.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has raised concerns over what it described as scant details the government has offered in Plan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara or the short-term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): While the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has lauded the government’s three-month extension of the Wage Subsidy Programme (WSP), the association said it is not enough and called for a specific stimulus plan for tourism.

PUTRAJAYA (May 5): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed (pictured) today said he remains the legitimate chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and pledged to respond to the party's internal conflict, according to the constitution.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): To rouse the sluggish tourism industry out of its pandemic-induced lethargy, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today that the Government has allocated RM1 billion to finance transformation initiatives by SMEs in the tourism sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Besides loan moratorium, banks are offering an additional RM2 billion under the Penjana SME Financing to assist SMEs adversely impacted by Covid-19.