Malaysia's daily Covid-19 cases slip to 19,631 on Aug 17
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Malaysia's daily Covid-19 numbers slipped to 19,631 today from 19,740 the day before — the second day of decline after daily cases topped 20,000 for five straight days.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker asks MPs for declarations on PM choice
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun issued a notice today, requesting Member of Parliament (MP) to submit a letter stating their choice of candidate to be the country's next prime minister, news portal Malaysiakinireported today.
52.8% of country's population have received at least one dose of vaccine as of Aug 16, with 33.9% fully vaccinated — JKJAV
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The country’s daily number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered inched up to 501,776 yesterday (Aug 16), from 415,875 the previous day, bringing the total number of vaccine shots given to recipients to 28.
AGC publishes govt gazette on Muhyiddin's appointment as caretaker PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has published a Federal Government Gazette, Ministers of the Federal Government Order 2021 on the appointment of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as the prime minister until the appointment of a new prime minister.
Former auditor-general Madinah appointed as Ahmad Zaki Resources director
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) has appointed former auditor-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad as an independent and non-executive director.
'I did my job to the best of my ability', says Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pictured) said his 18-month tenure as Finance Minister was the biggest honour and privilege for him to serve the country.
Mercury Industries inks deal to develop RM152m GDV project in Melaka
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Construction group Mercury Industries Bhd has signed a deal to develop houses on a freehold land in Melaka.
1MDB drops Lodin, Ismee, Shahrol and Hazem as defendants in US$8b civil suit
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its four subsidiaries have dropped seven of the 15 defendants in their US$8 billion lawsuit against former office bearers of these companies.
Revenue Group buys land for RM44m to house ops under one roof
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Payment solutions provider Revenue Group Bhd said it is acquiring four land plots in Mukim Batu for RM44 million to house its subsidiaries’ administrative and operations, as well as technical team under one roof.
Zuraida thanks Muhyiddin for his contribution to the country
PETALING JAYA (Aug 16): The outgoing Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin expressed her gratitude to the former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for leading Malaysia for close to two years and continuing to serve the country as caretaker prime minister.
