Covid-19: Malaysia posts 22,642 new cases and 265 deaths on Aug 25
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Daily Covid-19 cases in Malaysia stayed above the 20,000 mark for the second day running, rising to 22,642 from 20,837 yesterday.
Appeal hearing in IRB’s bid to recover unpaid taxes from Najib’s daughter postponed to Dec 15
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): The hearing of the Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) appeal against the dismissal of its application for summary judgment to recover RM10.
Land & General's 1Q net profit increases 28.6%
PETALING JAYA (Aug 25): Land & General Bhd recorded a net profit of RM7 million in its first financial quarter ended June 30, 2021, a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 28.
Lagenda Properties and Solarvest partner to build solar-ready homes
PETALING JAYA (Aug 25): Property developer Lagenda Properties Bhd has appointed Solarvest Holdings Bhd as its solar photovoltaic systems partner to install 1,000 residential solar PV systems across three township projects developed by Lagenda Properties in Perak.
Singapore: Man fined for breeding chickens in residential flat for commercial purposes
SINGAPORE (Aug 25): A 50-year-old man was fined S$2,000 (RM6,218) on Wednesday for illegally breeding more than two dozen chickens in his Pasir Ris flat for commercial purposes, a report by TODAY said.
Berjaya Corp is now the largest hotel operator in Iceland — CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) chief executive officer (CEO) Abdul Jalil Abdul Rasheed said today the diversified group via subsidiary Berjaya Land Bhd is now the largest hotel operator in Iceland with 1,471 keys across 14 hotels in Iceland under various brands and that the group's Iceland hotels have bounced back very quickly due to Covid-19-led quarantine restrictions being removed.
Terengganu Sultanah must testify in RM100m defamation suit against Sarawak Report editor, rules appeal court
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 24): The Sultanah of Terengganu, Sultanah Nur Zahirah, will have to testify in her RM100 million defamation suit at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur against Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown and two others.
Check and balance the key considerations for Finance Minister post
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Ahead of the announcement of the new Cabinet line-up later this week, speculation is rife on the possible names that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will announce to help him steer the nation out of the current health crisis that has led to an economic downturn.
More than 55% of adults in Malaysia fully vaccinated as at Aug 22; total administered dose at 31.28m
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): More than 55% of the adult population in Malaysia have been fully vaccinated as of yesterday (Aug 22), amounting to 13.
Relocate proposed Kulim airport project to avoid water contamination, PBA Holdings tells developers
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): PBA Holdings Bhd, a water utility company that serves Penang, has called on developers of the proposed Kulim International Airport (KXP) in Kuala Muda, Kedah to relocate the massive project to a place away from the banks of Sungai Muda, which is the primary raw water resource for Penang and south Kedah.
