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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.

PETALING JAYA (July 3): There will be a need for bigger — not shrinking — offices, in a post-pandemic environment.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Media Prima Bhd is paying RM156.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): UEM Sunrise Bhd said it has sold three parcels of freehold agriculture land in Mersing, Johor to Lagenda Properties Bhd for RM45.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Malaysia reported 6,982 new Covid-19 cases, bringing total cases in the country to 765,949.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): 1Malaysia Development Bhd and its four subsidiaries were given an extension of time by the High Court here today to serve writs of their US$8 billion suit to 15 defendants, including former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): The Ministry of Health (MoH) detected 28 new variant cases of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes Covid-19, between June 23 and June 30.

Have you ever been drawn to a Chinese brush painting of majestic mountains, rocks and riv­ers? Somehow, if you allow yourself to drink it in, the ethereal landscape has the power to transport you to a place of soothing serenity, giving you a respite from your quotidian world.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melin­da French Gates, one of the world’s rich­est couples, announced their divorce in May this year, ending 27 years of mar­riage.