DONE DEAL: Serviced apartment, Villa Seavoy, Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Rented for: RM4,200 (RM2.
Another Melaka hotel to shutter
KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The 228-room The Emperor Hotel Melaka (pictured) will cease operations, impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing movement control order (MCO) that was imposed, the New Straits Times reported yesterday.
Health DG warns of exponential surge of Covid-19 cases in June if Malaysians do not comply with SOP
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Ministry of Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) has warned that Malaysia may see an exponential surge of Covid-19 infections in mid-June if Malaysians do not comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).
Covid-19: Malaysia reports 37 new cases, two deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Malaysia saw 37 new cases of Covid-19 during the 24-hour period until noon today, including four imported cases.
EPF grants employers extension of May-July contribution payment date
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is extending the date for employers to remit their mandatory contribution for May until July, from the 15th to the 30th of each month.
No-confidence vote postponed as only King's speech on agenda for Dewan Rakyat one-day session on May 18
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Dewan Rakyat may miss the motion for the no-confidence vote against prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on May 18, as there will be no sitting at the one-day session.
Ismail Sabri: Visits allowed only on first day of festivals
PUTRAJAYA (May 13): The National Security Council (NSC) has decided to limit visits in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Pesta Kaamatan and Hari Gawai to only the first day of the festivals in view of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), Bernama reported today.
Covid-19: New Wuhan infections reveal 'silent carriers' remain 'biggest problem', says report
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Six new Covid-19 cases stemming from local transmissions in Wuhan, China just two weeks after the city discharged its last patients from hospital are worrying health authorities, reported the Straits Times (ST) To prevent a second wave of infections, the authorities have “ordered” all of the city’s 11 million residents to “undergo nucleic acid testing over a 10-day period”, said the report.
Star Media Group CEO resigns
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Star Media Group's CEO Andreas Vogiatzakis (pictured) resigns after nine months on the job, several sources say.
FT Ministry targeting young adults to buy homes in Putrajaya
KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Federal Territories Ministry wants more young adults to buy homes in Putrajaya “as part of measures to increase the population of the city”, The Star reported today.
