Retail outlook: Risk of more store closures
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Retail sales have gone from bad to worse, said an industry expert.
Klang Valley land prices continue to be resilient
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Land prices in the Klang Valley “have remained stable and, in rare instances, even managed to fetch a premium,” The Edge Malaysia reported this week.
Malaysia's administered Covid-19 vaccine doses fall to 406,763 on July 16 from record high
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Malaysia's daily number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses fell to 406,763 yesterday (July 16) from the record high of 460,158 on Thursday (July 15), according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the country's Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).
Govt to consider giving flexibility for companies to operate at full capacity if employees are fully vaccinated — Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Government is considering giving flexibility to companies to operate in full capacity if their employees are fully vaccinated, said the Coordinating Minister for Malaysia’s National Recovery Plan Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pictured).
Penang state council approved transfer of ownership of state lands to developers as payment for work done in undersea tunnel project, says witness
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): The Penang state executive council led by former chief minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) in 2014 had approved the transfer of ownership of the two lands connected to the Penang undersea tunnel project to two third-party companies, in return for the work that has been done by Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd, the Sessions Court heard today.
EMCO in Selangor to be lifted at midnight, says DPM
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) imposed on all 34 sub-districts in Selangor will be lifted at midnight tonight.
Malaysia’s Covid-19 cases decline to 12,541 on July 16, 98.5% are in Categories 1 and 2
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Malaysia's Covid-19 cases declined to 12,541 today from yesterday's all-time high of 13,215, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Retail mall, theme park associations: Vaccination dividend for those who are inoculated
PETALING JAYA (July 16): Retail mall and theme park associations urged the government to provide “vaccination dividend” to the people who have been vaccinated to enjoy more freedom to move and work.
Malaysia grants conditional registration approval for Sinopharm, Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccines
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Malaysia has granted conditional registration approval for the use of the Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the pandemic, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).
Clothes makers, retailers lament RM163m daily loss as Covid-19 shuts operations
KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): The Federation of Malaysian Fashion, Textile and Apparel (FMFTA) claimed today the industry has been facing an estimated RM163 million worth of losses a day as operations in Malaysia were shut due to Covid-19 pandemic-driven movement restriction policies to curb the pandemic.
