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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The Government is in the process of amending the Workers' Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 to improve workers' accommodation in Malaysia as the nation contends with the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The implementation of a Malaysia-only High Speed Rail (HSR) line would have a similar impact on earnings for the Malaysian construction sector as the now-cancelled Kuala Lumpur-Singapore HSR line.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The construction sector is expected to post an earnings recovery in 2021 following the government’s plans to pump-prime the economy, opined Affin Hwang Capital Research senior associate director Loong Chee Wei.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Hong Kong actor Lam Chung (pictured), who became famous playing villains in dramas and movies died of a heart attack on Jan 31 at age 75, said reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is unlikely to cut its overnight policy rate (OPR) any further from the current 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): The government is likely to look into the possible reimplementation of the goods and services tax (GST), but the implementation of the tax would likely be in 2022 and into 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 4): Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to hover around 5% in 2021 due to the second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): Dayana Aripin from University Sains Malaysia and Lim Yee Fah from Taylor’s University are the gold winners in the architectural and interior design categories respectively in the Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 2): Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) said today its indirect wholly-owned dormant subsidiary Stanley Leisure (Ireland) Unlimited Company (SLIUC), which was incorporated in Ireland, was placed under members' voluntary liquidation last Wednesday (Jan 27) pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland.