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KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): More economic sectors will be allowed to open throughout the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period, as long as the number of daily Covid-19 cases are under control, according to Health Ministry director-general (DG) Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

PUTRAJAYA (June 11): Building management bodies and homeowners have the right to ask their contractors to undergo a Covid-19 swab test, Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) said today.

PETALING JAYA (June 11): Malaysian Chinese singer Michael Wong Kong Leong has purchased a 4-acre agricultural land in Ipoh, Perak, for about RM720,000 (TWD 5 million), according to Taiwan’s United Daily News.

PENANG (June 11): The state government here is lowering the prices of affordable homes “between RM15,000 and RM35,000”, reported FMT today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia's sales value of wholesale and retail trade plunged 36.

NEW YORK (June 11): The developer of a 43-story luxury condo building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood sued Malaysia’s biggest bank for reneging on agreements to provide more than US$162 million (RM689 million) in syndicated construction loans and “effectively thwarting” the project, Bloomberg reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): As Covid-19 infections remain low in Malaysia, authorities are looking at easing border controls when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) ends on Aug 31, starting with its neighbours which have successfully curbed the spread of the coronavirus.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee has been appointed as the new chairman of Asean Constructors Federation (ACF), effective today.

PETALING JAYA (June 10): Petrol dealers say they are unaware of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry‘s decision in revoking the price control order that set a price ceiling for RON95 petrol and diesel, the Malaysian Reserve reported today.

PETALING JAYA (June 10): Mitsui Fudosan (Asia) Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MFAM) and BBCC Development Sdn Bhd (BBCCD) have signed a joint venture agreement to acquire a serviced residence block in the Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) development, Kuala Lumpur, for RM242 million.