Gamuda 2Q profit rises amid greater contribution from MRT2 project
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Gamuda Bhd saw its second quarter net profit inch up 1.
Glove-makers in Malaysia, the world's largest medic glove producer, warn of chronic shortage if full capacity doesn't resume
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The Malaysian Rubber Gloves Manufacturers Association (Margma) is warning of the possibility of there being a chronic shortage in medical gloves, despite the industry working on an overdrive to meet both local and international demands, amid the deepening COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19: One more patient dies, Malaysia's death toll rises to 20
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): There has been another death due to COVID-19 this evening, bringing Malaysia's death toll to 20, said Health Ditector-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Office and industrial REITs unlikely to give free rental during MCO period
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Office and industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Malaysia are unlikely to offer free rental or rebates during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period currently in place in the country due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
Prince Charles tested positive for COVID-19
PETALING JAYA (March 25): Prince Charles has caught the virus, confirmed Clarence House, his official residence in London, UK.
COVID-19: New Zealand declares national emergency as country records 205 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today declared a state of national emergency as the country prepared to go into a complete lockdown at midnight for a month to stem the COVID-19 outbreak.
Govt shuts down Teluk Intan Hospital after 37 medical workers tested positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The health director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has confirmed that Teluk Intan Hospital in Perak has been shut down because 37 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19: Hong Leong Bank cardholders can convert balance to three-year loan at 13% per annum
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Hong Leong Bank Bhd and Hong Leong Islamic Bank Bhd have offered their customers the option of converting their credit card balances into a three-year loan at an effective interest or profit rate of 13% per annum.
UDA Holdings donates supplies worth RM100,000 for additional COVID-19 wards
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): UDA Holdings Bhd has donated over RM100,000 worth of supplies to assist hospitals and the frontliners in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia.
COVID-19: 172 new cases, 19 deaths, says Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The Ministry of Health announced that four more people have died from COVID-19 as of this afternoon, while the country registered 172 new cases.
