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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Malaysia's National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme will begin at the end of this month, to be rolled out in three phases up to February next year, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The Government is in the process of amending the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 to improve workers' accommodation in Malaysia as the nation contends with the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The implementation of a Malaysia-only High Speed Rail (HSR) line would have a similar impact on earnings for the Malaysian construction sector as the now-cancelled Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR line.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The construction sector is expected to post an earnings recovery in 2021 following the government’s plans to pump-prime the economy, opined Affin Hwang Capital Research senior associate director Loong Chee Wei.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) announced today that it will introduce an at-home saliva-based Covid-19 testing service in the Philippines this month to help the country's fight against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) any further from the current 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Marzunisham Omar said there have been growing concerns that terrorist groups are using the Covid-19 pandemic to advance their propaganda and fundraising efforts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Sime Darby Property Bhd’s foreign shareholding had risen to a five-month high of 9.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The forfeiture action by the prosecution against Saudi national Tarek Obaid, PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI), PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Ltd (PSOSL), and two others over US$340 million in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds is not settled yet, as parties will go for further case management.

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