COVID-19: Daily recoveries top 200 for third time
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia’s daily recoveries from Covid-19 have topped 200 cases for the third time, with 202 patients discharged as of noon today, against 170 new infections.
Hawker sees red over fake news of her testing positive for COVID-19
GEORGE TOWN (April 14): Her koay teow soup in Jelutong Market is known to be positively good but fake news of her testing positive for COVID-19 going viral on social media has impacted her business.
IOI Properties appoints Voon Tin Yow as CEO
PETALING JAYA (April 14): IOI Properties Group Berhad (IOIPG) has redesignated its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Lee Yeow Seng as Executive Vice Chairman and appointed Dato’ Voon Tin Yow as CEO effective April 15, 2020.
The Edge: More PPEs on the way to hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund will be delivering another batch of personal protective equipment (PPEs) to public hospitals in the country over the next two weeks.
Malaysia Airlines to resume limited flights from KL to Sabah, Sarawak this week — Transport Minister
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): Malaysia Airlines Bhd will resume once-weekly service between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching, Miri and Kota Kinabalu starting this week, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
No more finger or thumb scanning — how COVID-19 changes biometric, access card usage worldwide
Beyond the work-from-home orders to millions of office workers around the world, another major shift has impacted work trends following the Covid-19 health scare — the sudden avoidance and even abandonment of finger- and thumb-biometric scanning to mark staff attendance and ensure workplace security and hygiene.
When heading a GLC is a political reward
KUALA LUMPUR, (April 14): Heads of government-linked companies are appointed by the prime minister and the decisions are usually announced by the Prime Minister’s Office through media statements.
'Empower' JMBs/MCs and building managers during MCO
PETALING JAYA (April 14): There are still grey areas when it comes to property management services for stratified properties as the country enters into its third phase of the Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO) which has been extended until April 28.
TA Global halts operations of six hotels due to Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR (April 14): The outbreak of Covid-19 has prompted real estate developer TA Global Bhd to temporarily close six of its hotels.
Health DG: PPE supply can only last for another two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): The Ministry of Health (MoH) currently has enough supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers who are in contact with Covid-19 patients to last for at least another two weeks, according to its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
