No reprieve for Bursa construction stocks as Malaysia imposes movement control order
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Bursa Malaysia’s construction index, which tracks share prices of builders listed on the exchange, settled down 13.
Cops to help trace 4,000 attendees of tabligh event who have yet to be tested
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The police have now been tasked with tracing the about 4,000 attendees of the tabligh event in Sri Petaling last month who have yet to be tested for COVID-19, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri revealed, Malaysiakini reported today.
China's state-owned bank donates 15,000 masks to M'sia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): China Construction Bank (Malaysia) donated 15,000 masks to Malaysia as part of efforts to help contain the spread of COVID-19, Malaysiakini quoting the Chinese Embassy reported today.
Public Bank to provide special relief facility for SMEs, relief assistance for loans
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Public Bank Bhd will be providing a special relief facility for small and medium enterprise (SME) customers and a relief assistance programme for loan repayments.
Limited oil palm, rubber, logging activities to continue during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities has underlined five operations that will continue as usual throughout the movement control order (MCO).
With no place to stay, some Malaysian workers sleeping rough near Singapore MRT station
SINGAPORE (March 19): Past midnight, Armel Sharil waited until the metal gates of Kranji MRT Station were pulled shut at 1am before he carefully laid a cardboard on the floor to lie down and rest his eyes, according to a report by TODAY published today.
Rock-solid Public Bank sinks to seven-year low
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Public Bank Bhd, usually described as solid like a rock, suffered its largest single-day percentage drop in ten years, to close at RM13.
Dutch Lady buys land in Techpark@enstek for RM57m to expand facilities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd is purchasing three plots of industrial lands within Techpark@enstek for some RM57 million to construct manufacturing facilities to keep up with demand for its products.
Malaysia exempts palm oil industry from restricted movement order
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The government said the palm oil industry may continue operations during the restricted movement period to ensure steady supplies of the tropical oil to global markets, a producer group told Reuters today.
NSC: Manufacturers to continue operating, subject to conditions
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): The National Security Council (NSC) has allowed manufacturing industries to continue to operate under certain conditions during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, especially for the production of critical products.
