No corporate merger proposal received so far, says IJM Corp
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): IJM Corp Bhd has clarified that it has not received "any formal proposal or offer from any party expressing interest for a corporate merger” at this juncture.
LEGO heirs’ fund manager says future of offices remains unclear
Denmark (April 26): Kirkbi Fund, which manages US$20 billion (RM82 billion) in assets on behalf of the richest member of the LEGO family, said it will take years to see the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global office market, reported Bloomberg.
Daily Covid-19 infections climb to 2,776, with Selangor recording 762 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): The number of Covid-19 infections in the country in the past 24 hours rose to 2,776 from 2,690 the day before, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 395,718.
New Covid-19 cases up 26.6% in two weeks ended April 24 — MoH
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): Cumulative Covid-19 positive infections in the country rose by 4.
MoF: Govt has no choice but to draw RM5b from KWAN for Covid-19 fight as finances near limit after 1MDB scandal
PUTRAJAYA (April 26): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said the government will be using RM5 billion from the National Trust Fund (KWAN) for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as for the country's immunisation plan, as it had no choice but to do so as its finances are nearing its limit after the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
1MDB critic’s lawyer says client owes RM795,000 for release from two-month Sosma detention
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): A lawyer representing Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan, who lodged police reports in Malaysia, the UK, France and Switzerland in relation to 1Malaysia Development Bhd fiasco, and was subsequently detained by the authorities under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), told the court that his client owed him RM795,000.
GDEX to look into creating industrial REIT as part of next growth phase
KUALA LUMPUR (April 26): GDEX Bhd aims to be a pure-play last-mile delivery company with regional presence.
Covid-19 expert group calls on govt to focus on targeted MCOs and speed-up vaccine roll-out to curb rising cases
KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): With daily Covid-19 cases persistently coming in above 2,000 since April 15, the Health and Sciences Covid-19 Advisory Group of Experts today called on the government to centre its mitigation efforts on targeted Movement Control Orders (MCOs), and to speed up the country's vaccine roll-out.
Covid-19: Malaysia records 2,690 new cases, with 10 more deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (April 25): Malaysia recorded 2,690 new Covid-19 cases today, down from 2,717 yesterday, bringing the number of cumulative coronavirus cases in the country to date to 392,942.
Lim Keng Cheng assures shareholders he remains active as Ekovest MD
KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Ekovest Bhd managing director Lim Keng Cheng (pictured) today assured shareholders that he remains active as the group's MD, despite having ceased as a substantial shareholder of the group.
