DHL Express delivers US donation of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Logistics provider DHL Express delivered the US government’s donation of around one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Malaysia today.
Ireka Corp chairman and family trim stake, sell 21.67 million shares off market
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Ireka Corp Bhd substantial shareholder Ideal Land Holdings Sdn Bhd sold 21.
Malaysia's daily Covid-19 vaccination rate slips to 217,807 doses on July 3
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Malaysia administered 217,807 doses of Covid-19 vaccine yesterday (July 3), down from 236,196 vaccine doses administered on July 2, according to data from the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) today.
MoH to increase bed capacity, manpower in hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): The Ministry of Health (MoH) will be increasing bed capacity and manpower, as well as outsource more non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals, in order to accommodate the influx of Categories 3 to 5 Covid-19 patients to the public healthcare system.
Covid-19: Daily cases in Malaysia fall to 6,045 on July 4
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Malaysia reported 6,045 new Covid-19 cases today, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH), down from 6,658 cases the day before.
New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia above 6,000 for fifth straight day with 6,658 infections reported on July 3
KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Malaysia reported 6,658 new Covid-19 cases today (July 3), down from 6,982 the day before, although this was the fifth consecutive day that new infections stayed above the 6,000 mark.
Iskandar Puteri: Iskandar Investment looks at emerging technologies, agritech
PETALING JAYA (July 3): The catalytic developer and master planner of Iskandar Puteri, Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB), wants to attract investments in agriculture technology (agritech) and emerging technology such as drones, blockchain, artificial intelligence and virtual reality for its next phase of growth starting in 2022, The Edge Malaysia reported this week.
IGB’s Robert Tan: Shrinking offices post-Covid-19 unlikely
PETALING JAYA (July 3): There will be a need for bigger — not shrinking — offices, in a post-pandemic environment.
Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccination rate slipped to 236,196 doses on July 2
KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Malaysia administered 236,196 Covid-19 vaccine doses throughout the nation yesterday (July 2), down slightly from the 263,012 shots a day earlier, according to data from the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).
BNM announces enhancements to Covid-19 facilities for SMEs
KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Bank Negara Malaysia has allocated another RM2 billion for the Targeted Relief and Recovery Facility (TRRF) to provide relief for those in the services sector, bringing the total allocation for the facility to RM6 billion, as part of a list of enhancements to the Central Bank’s initiatives for SMEs.
