New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia jump to 1,767, says Dr Noor Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia jumped to 1,767 — the second highest in two months — as of noon today compared with 1,317 yesterday.
Rosmah's counsels say Sri Ram should voluntarily withdraw as prosecutor before defence case begins
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram should voluntarily withdraw from continuing in prosecuting Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) before the start of her defence case in June, say her counsels.
Khairy: Eighty percent of Malaysians will have their Covid-19 jabs by end of this year
PETALING JAYA (April 13): Malaysia will have enough vaccines for 80% of its population by October and if things go according to plan, 80% will have been inoculated against Covid-19 by the end of this year, said Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured).
MRT3 tender expected in August, says MRT Corp
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Mass Rapid Transport Corp Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) is anticipating scheduling the tender for the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3 Circle Line) in August, said its chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zarif Hashim.
HLIB foresees continuous, steady recovery for Malaysian REITs
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research has maintained its "neutral" rating of Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) following relaxation of the movement control order (MCO).
Putrajaya extends CMCO in five states and KL as it warns of possible fourth infection wave
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Putrajaya, which yesterday warned that Malaysia could potentially face a fourth wave of the pandemic, has decided that Selangor, Johor, Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur and Penang will remain under the Conditional Movement Control Order or CMCO from April 15 until 28.
Mobilus has launched automated rapid transit system for IMBRT’s pilot programme
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Mobilus Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Ireka Corp Bhd and CRRC Urban Traffic Co Ltd (a member of CRRC Group), has launched the Automated Rapid Transit (ART) System on April 8 at the Iskandar Malaysia Bus Rapid Transit (IMBRT) pilot testing programme launch.
Defence: SRC trial judge wrong to admit minutes of meeting between Najib and Nik Faisal as evidence
PUTRAJAYA (April 12): The minutes of a purported meeting between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former SRC International Sdn Bhd managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, which was initially marked as ID (identification) but was later unilaterally changed by trial judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali as evidence, has become an issue in the former premier's appeal against his conviction.
Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases drop to 1,317
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 1,317 today — from 1,739 reported yesterday — as the country's daily coronavirus cases remained above the 1,000 mark for the second straight week after a brief dip to 941 cases on March 29.
High Court grants discharge not amounting to acquittal to ex-spy chief in RM50m CBT case
KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The High Court here today has granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) to former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) director-general Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid in the US$12.
