Justo leaves Malaysia for Switzerland
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Xavier Andre Justo (pictured), the Swiss who played a pivotal role in exposing the 1MDB scandal, has left Malaysia with his family for his home country.
Five new COVID-19 cases confirmed, travel ban on visitors from seven cities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): There are now five new Covid-19 cases in the country, bringing the total positive cases to 55, according to health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
IRB to conduct temperature tests on those entering premises
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Visitors, contractors and officers entering the premises of the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) will have to undergo body temperature tests as a preventative measure amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Latheefa says MACC to probe Ku Nan's wealth, no comment on resignation talk
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya says she has directed her officers to investigate how former Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor managed to accumulate close to RM800 million in wealth.
Pakatan pledges continued support for Selangor PKR chief as menteri besar
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Pakatan Harapan has expressed its continued support for Selangor PKR chief Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari (pictured) as the state’s menteri besar.
Ku Nan denies forging receipt to mask RM2m bribe as donation after MACC arrest
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Umno treasurer Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (pictured) has denied the prosecution’s claims that he had forged a receipt to disguise the RM2 million bribe he allegedly received from a property developer as a political donation to his party.
SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 postponed to August
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): US-based Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI) is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020, the region’s premier event for the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, from May 12-14, 2020 to Aug 11-13, 2020.
Forbes: Wealth of Malaysian tycoons falls for second year in a row
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Forbes Asia said the wealth of Malaysia’s 50 richest on the 2020 Forbes Malaysia Rich List fell for the second consecutive year amid a weaker ringgit and the decline in the FBM KLCI.
States feeling winds of change
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): While the attention on the Malaysian political crisis has been focused at the federal level, the political realignment has also put several state governments on the brink of change.
COVID-19: Autogates shut down at all entry points into Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The Immigration Department announced today that it has shut down the operations of all auto-gates at all entry points into the country effective immediately, as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.
