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PETALING JAYA (March 20): The health ministry said a total of 15 healthcare workers, including three from the private sector, have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Gamuda Bhd’s property arm Gamuda Land said today that its 548 unit executive condominium joint venture (JV) project known as OLA (pictured) in Singapore has been oversubscribed, after receiving 1,163 electronic applications from interested buyers.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The Singapore government has agreed to provide accommodation for Malaysian workers in the island-state during the Movement Control Order period, said Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Malaysia’s Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has urged the public or patients to be truthful and not to hide information in giving their history and close contacts.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The army will be roped in to assist the police in enforcing the Movement Control Order (MCO) from Sunday onwards, said defence minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): Authorities dispersed a huge crowd of people at a wet market in Section 17, Petaling Jaya, this morning, Malaysiakini reported today.

When buying a new property, people often consider the price, the condition of the property, the views it offers and so on, but seldom do they ask whether the property is ‘green’ or even energy-efficient.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Electrical and mechanical engineering company Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) has called off its solar energy investment venture.

PETALING JAYA (March 20): Real Estate and Housing Developers Association Malaysia (Rehda) president Datuk Soam Heng Choon said the current COVID-19 pandemic and economic uncertainties will affect all sectors in Malaysia, including the property development sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Holiday Villa hotels operator Advance Synergy Bhd (ASB) said its indirect Indonesian subsidiary, PT Diwangkara Holiday Villa Bali (DHVB), has entered into a settlement agreement with counterparties which it is suing.