Sandakan's Nak Hotel to close on June 15
KOTA KINABALU (June 7): Sandakan's the Nak Hotel (pictured) here will close its doors for the last time on June 15, reported The Star yesterday.
No more Covid-19 spikes expected as depot screenings almost completed
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): The number of positive Covid-19 cases in the country is not expected to see another spike after Thursday's record high of 277 new infections, according to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a Malaysiakini report today.
Covid-19: New cases nearly double to 37 today, eight imported
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Malaysia saw new Covid-19 cases nearly double from yesterday’s 19, rising to 37 new cases as of noon today.
Signs of recovery as Malaysians make holiday plans
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): There may be light at the end of the tunnel for hotels, The Edge reported today.
Confident of demand, Ri-Yaz set to launch villa resort in Langkawi
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): A staggering number of hotels have been forced to shut down, either temporarily or permanently, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent implementation of the Movement Control Order on March 18 to curb its spread, The Edge reported today.
DBE Gurney to focus on affordable housing
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Two-and-a-half years after the Doh family emerged as a substantial shareholder, Perak-based poultry group DBE Gurney Resources Bhd is in the midst of transforming itself into a different animal, The Edge reported today.
Savills Malaysia: Investors will return with HOC incentives
PETALING JAYA (June 6): The reintroduction of the National Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) will encourage certain property investors to re-enter the property market, according to real estate consultancy Savills Malaysia managing director Datuk Paul Khong.
MTUC raises concerns over scant details of Penjana
KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has raised concerns over what it described as scant details the government has offered in Plan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara or the short-term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday.
MAH: Three-month extension for wage subsidy programme not enough for hotels
KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): While the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has lauded the government’s three-month extension of the Wage Subsidy Programme (WSP), the association said it is not enough and called for a specific stimulus plan for tourism.
BCorp wins tender for luxury hotel project in Yokohama
KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Berjaya Corporation Bhd (BCorp) said it has won a development tender approval by the City of Yokohama to develop projects involving a global luxury hotel and hotel condominium, together with aquarium and retail outlets.
