Malaysia reports seven Covid-19-related deaths as daily new cases top 1,000 for first time
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Malaysia reported seven Covid-19-related deaths today as the number of daily new cases tops 1,000 for the first time at 1,228.
King, Malay rulers to meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss PM Muhyiddin Cabinet’s proposals
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Malay rulers are scheduled to meet tomorrow afternoon at Istana Negara here to discuss proposals forwarded by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to the King following a special Cabinet meeting yesterday as Malaysia contends with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dr Mahathir: Malaysia’s stock market will collapse completely if emergency declared
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) claimed today that Malaysia’s stock market will collapse completely if a state of emergency is declared in the country as the nation contends with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
King, Conference of Rulers to discuss proposals forwarded by PM Muhyiddin — palace
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pictured) and the Conference of Rulers will discuss the proposals forwarded by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to the King following a special Cabinet meeting yesterday, according to a statement from the palace today.
Kit Siang: King should ask judiciary whether Federal Constitution allows emergency proclamation, Parliament suspension
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah should ask Malaysia’s judiciary for its opinion as to whether Article 150 of the Federal Constitution allows the proclamation of emergency and suspension of Parliament as the country contends with political uncertainties and the Covid-19 pandemic, veteran politician Lim Kit Siang (pictured) said today.
Budget 2021 to be announced even if Parliament is suspended — source
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Budget 2021 will still be announced even if Parliament is suspended as widely speculated, a source said.
No announcement by PM tonight
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): There will be no announcement with regard to the rumoured proclamation of emergency by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) tonight.
15 things to know about a proclamation of emergency
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Amid speculation in the social media that the government will be declaring a state of emergency, constitutional expert Prof Dr Shamrahayu A Aziz (pictured) has posted a list of 15 questions and answers relating to emergency on her Facebook account.
Speculation about a state of emergency
PETALING JAYA (Oct 23): There has been speculation since early today about the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government will very soon declare a state of emergency in Malaysia to combat the daily spike of Covid-19 infections.
Winthrop Center secures US$775m construction loan
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Millennium Partners Boston, a local arm of developer Millenium Partners, announced it has secured a US$775 million construction loan from real estate investment and finance firm Cale Street Investments for the upcoming US$1.
