Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases rise to 12,434 on Sept 29; infections in Selangor continue to grow
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysia reported 12,434 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 29), up from 11,332 a day prior.
Sime Darby Property and LOGOS SE Asia establish fund management platform to develop industrial and logistics assets
PETALING JAYA (Sept 29): Sime Darby Property (SD Property) and Asia Pacific logistics specialist LOGOS Property Group Ltd have formed a joint venture company to establish a fund management platform to invest and develop “built-to-suit to lease or sell” industrial and logistic assets in Malaysia.
Malaysian banks have no exposure to Evergrande, says S&P
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysian banks are not directly exposed to embattled property developer China Evergrande Group as they are more concentrated in the Southeast Asian region, says S&P Global Ratings.
Malaysia’s household debt-to-GDP ratio improves to 89.6% at end-June
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysia’s overall household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio improved to 89.
Scientex says FY21 net profit up 17.2% y-o-y to RM457m on record revenue, declares five sen dividend
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Scientex Bhd's net profit for the financial year ended July 31, 2021 (FY21) rose 17.
Ahmad Maslan freed after paying RM1.1m compound
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Former deputy finance minister and Pontian Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (pictured) was on Wednesday acquitted of charges of money laundering and giving a false statement against him after he agreed to pay a compound of RM1.
Nazri calls for MM2H scheme to be ‘reinstated’ under MOTAC
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Padang Rengas lawmaker Nazri Abdul Aziz (pictured) has called on Putrajaya to “reinstate” the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme under the Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry (MOTAC), the Malaysiakini news portal reported yesterday.
Malaysia’s daily administered Covid-19 vaccine doses rose to 329,722 on Sept 28; 80.7% of Klang Valley population fully inoculated
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysia’s daily number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses rose to 329,722 on Tuesday (Sept 28) from 323,335 on Monday.
Malaysia reports 240 Covid-19 deaths on Sept 28
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Malaysia reported 240 Covid-19-linked fatalities on Tuesday (Sept 28), the fifth consecutive day of the daily figure staying above the 200 mark, but down from 258 on Monday.
Report: 1,822 MM2H participants left the country for good between 2015 and 2019
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Up to 1,822 Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) participants left the country for good between 2015 and 2019, Malaysiakini reported findings in the Auditor-General's Report 2019 Series 2.
