'Sporadic' COVID-19 infection traced to religious event
PUTRAJAYA (March 12): It has now turned out that Malaysia’s first sporadic case of COVID-19 can actually be traced to the religious event in a mosque in Sri Petaling, reported The Star.
Catholic churches suspend mass, public gatherings on heightened COVID-19 cases
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): All masses and public gatherings in Catholic churches of Peninsular Malaysia have been suspended until March 29, 2020, as a precautionary measure taken in line with the recommendation of the Ministry of Health.
Judge reminds Rosmah’s laywer of who is on trial
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The judge in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s graft trial reminded the latter’s lawyer today that a former government official currently testifying in the case is not the accused person, after the lawyer asked the witness if he had pulled strings to obtain payment for a project.
Largest durian processing facility to be built in Raub
PETALING JAYA (March 12): The Royal Pahang Durian Group (RPD Group) has entered into a shareholders’ agreement with Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Negeri Pahang (PKPP) to build, own and operate a large-scale durian processing facility in Raub, Pahang with an investment of about RM40 million.
Health DG confirms Malaysian who attended Seri Petaling mosque event also down with COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The Health Ministry director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) has confirmed yesterday that a 60-year-old Malaysian man from Pahang, who had attended a religious gathering at a mosque in Seri Petaling here, was tested positive for COVID-19.
S&P Global believes COVID-19 will hit Genting Group hard in 2020
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Genting Bhd to negative from stable to reflect its view that Genting Bhd's revenue and EBITDA will drop by 20%-25% and 25%-30% respectively in 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
OBYU awaits decision on its representation
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The High Court was yesterday informed that the prosecution is considering a representation relating to asset forfeiture made by OBYU Holdings Sdn Bhd, the owner of several condos at Pavilion Residences, where more than RM680 million worth of valuable items said to belong to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, were kept and are subject to forfeiture.
COVID-19: 20 new confirmed cases, Malaysia’s tally climbs to 149
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced that there are 20 new confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the total tally to 149.
Rosmah allowed to inspect more than RM600m worth of jewellery, handbags
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11) :The High Court today allowed an application by former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to physically inspect close to 12,000 jewellery items, over 300 handbags and other valuables worth more than RM600 million.
Zuraida goes back to work at KPKT
PUTRAJAYA (March 11): Zuraida Kamaruddin reported to work today once again as the minister of Housing and Local Government (KPKT).
