PM Muhyiddin hospitalised for diarrhoea
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) was admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur earlier this morning.
DONE DEAL: Serviced residence at The Binjai on the Park, Kuala Lumpur
Read also DONE DEAL: Two-storey bungalow in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur DONE DEAL: Three-storey bungalow factory at Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor Developed by KLCC Holdings, The Binjai on the Park offers 171 luxury condominium units, spread across two towers of 44 and 45 storeys at Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur.
Extend VOP and EOT to private sector too, says MBAM
Petaling Jaya (June 29): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) hopes that the government can extend some of the incentives announced in the PEMULIH stimulus package to the private sector.
Florida official said Champlain Towers South building was safe despite warning
MIAMI (June 29): A town inspector had assured the residents of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida that their building was safe a month after an engineering report stated that the building has structural safety issues in 2018, reported Reuters.
Still no guidelines on indoor ventilation amid rise in workplace clusters
PETALING JAYA (June 29): Despite numerous calls from the experts, the government has yet to formulate proper guidelines on ventilation in enclosed spaces such as workplaces and factories, reported Malaysiakini.
Economists view PEMULIH as lockdown stabiliser rather than recovery catalyst
KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): The RM150 billion PEMULIH stimulus package will only provide a temporary stabiliser to the economy, while the prescription for recovery is still lacking, opined CGS-CIMB economists Michelle Chia and Lim Yee Ping.
FMM: PEMULIH is timely for businesses to survive
PETALING JAYA (June 29): The six-month loan moratorium and the enhancement of the Wage Subsidy Programme (WSP) under the National People’s Well-being and Economic Recovery package (PEMULIH) are timely measures for the survival of businesses during lockdown, said the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).
S&P Global cuts Malaysia's growth forecast
PETALING JAYA (June 29): S&P Global cut its growth forecasts on Malaysia to 4.
CME: Blanket moratorium may be harmful to the economy
PETALING JAYA (June 28): Although the newly announced six-month blanket loan moratorium might be able to temporarily help wage earners to alleviate their financial burden, a more sustainable long-term economic plan is crucial for the country’s recovery, said economists.
REHDA: Loan moratorium helps but govt needs to heed other issues too
PETALING JAYA (June 28): The newly announced blanket loan moratorium is beneficial in helping to alleviate individuals’ financial burdens due to the prolonged lockdown, said Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (REHDA) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon.
