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KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): CGS-CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said yesterday it expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 75 basis points (bps) in anticipation of a contraction in the country’s economy in 2020 and subdued inflation during the year.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Sime Darby Bhd’s plan to sell its 30% stake in Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM300 million is seen as positive by analysts who say this would allow the group to exit its loss-making hypermarket business.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 23): Perak state executive councillor Razman Zakaria will not be suspended despite being probed over the violation of the movement control order (MCO), Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Liew Chin Tong has called on the government to consider emulating Australia to compel Google and Facebook to pay media outlets for news content, Malaysiakini reported today.

LANGKAWI (April 22): Langkawi Wildlife Park launched an adoption programme to raise funds to help cover daily expenses of the 150 types of animal in the park.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): The government “will look into the possibility of deferring” the Hari Raya Aidilfitri public holidays in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Former National Water Service Commission (Span) commissioners who were axed last week rue their removal had stymied plans to tackle issues such as pollution of rivers and water bodies, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): A Malaysian and Singaporean, both students in a university in Melbourne, have become victims of a racist attack, the Singapore-based The New Paper reported today.

MIRI (April 20): The Sarawak authorities have discovered that 2,484 people in Kuching “believed to be close contacts of positive Covid-19 patients” have not been to any health screenings, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Health Minister Datuk Seri Adham Baba said the previous government had failed to contain the tabligh cluster, without which Malaysia would only have small clusters of Covid-19 infections, Malaysiakini reported yesterday.