DONE DEAL: Semidee house, Amberley @ Emerald West, Kota Emerald, Rawang, Selangor
Sold for: RM800,000 (RM168.
Dutch Lady buys land in Techpark@enstek for RM57m to expand facilities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd is purchasing three plots of industrial lands within Techpark@enstek for some RM57 million to construct manufacturing facilities to keep up with demand for its products.
RHB expands financial aid to COVID-19 affected customers with moratorium on loans
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): RHB Bank and RHB Islamic Bank are now offering a moratorium of up to six months for loan repayments to customers affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, via its financial relief programme.
CIMB offers up to six-month moratorium on loan repayments to COVID-19 affected clients
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd have expanded their financial relief programmes for customers who have been impacted by the continued COVID-19 outbreak.
Malaysia exempts palm oil industry from restricted movement order
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The government said the palm oil industry may continue operations during the restricted movement period to ensure steady supplies of the tropical oil to global markets, a producer group told Reuters today.
NSC: Manufacturers to continue operating, subject to conditions
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The National Security Council (NSC) has allowed manufacturing industries to continue to operate under certain conditions during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, especially for the production of critical products.
Just stay home, Muhyiddin appeals to Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) has appealed to all Malaysians to "just stay home" to adhere to the 14-day Movement Control Order that came into force today, to break the chain of COVID-19 infection.
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather in Indonesia despite COVID-19 pandemic
JAKARTA (March 18): Thousands of Muslim pilgrims from across Asia gathered in Indonesia today, despite fears that their meeting could fuel the spread of a coronavirus, just two weeks after a similar event in Malaysia caused more than 500 infections, Reuters reported today.
No visits allowed to prisons during Movement Control Order
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The visiting of prisoners by family members of inmates at all prisons in the country has been postponed following the implementation of the Movement Control Order.
COVID-19: 117 new cases in Malaysia, bringing total to 790
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Malaysia has recorded another 117 new cases of COVID-19 as at noon today, bringing the total confirmed cases to 790, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
