Fitch affirms Malaysia’s sovereign rating at BBB+, with stable outlook
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malaysia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BBB+', with a stable outlook.
Court adds more dates next year for 1MDB audit tampering trial
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): More dates have been fixed next year for the proceedings of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering trial involving former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy.
Malaysia's Covid-19 cases rose slightly to 10,972 on July 19, with 129 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Malaysia's Covid-19 cases stayed above the 10,000 level for the seventh consecutive day, with 10,972 new infections reported today, up from yesterday's 10,710, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Knight Frank: KL high-end condo market price correction continues
PETALING JAYA (July 19): Kuala Lumpur high-end condominium market price correction continues due to weaker demand and rental growth remains under pressure due to rising inventory in existing and newly built segments, said Knight Frank Malaysia’s report.
Govt is ready to increase the fiscal injections to support the economy - Finance Minister
PETALING JAYA (July 19): Malaysian government is ready to increase the fiscal space to support the economy and the people, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
JKJAV: 344,961 vaccine doses administered on July 18, compared to 380,440 the day before
KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): A total of 344,961 doses of Covid-19 vaccines were given yesterday (July 18) across the country, down from 380,440 the day before.
Three Covid-positive cases at Olympic Village, just days before the opening ceremony
TOKYO (July 19): Three cases of Covid-19 in the Olympic Village on Sunday (July 18) have sparked fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Games, reported AFP.
Covid-19: Singapore govt advises unvaccinated people to stay home
SINGAPORE (July 19): Singapore’s health ministry advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay at home over the next few weeks, in view of the increasing number of daily new cases, reported Reuters.
UK PM and minister will observe self-isolation after strong protest
LONDON (July 18): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak have decided to abort their “trial scheme” which originally allowed them to keep working even when they had been exposed to a Covid-19 infected person.
Malaysia's total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered tops 14 mil on July 17
KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Malaysia's total number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses topped 14 million so far yesterday (July 17) although the daily figure fell to 380,440 from 406,763 the day before (July 16), according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the country's Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).
