Richest tycoons lose RM31b in rout
KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Malaysia’s richest tycoons have lost an estimated RM30.
Kuala Lumpur: Four areas identified as COVID-19 red zones
KUALA LUMPUR (March 22): Four locations in the city have been designated “COVID-19 red zones” and placed under “intensive” watch by the authorities during their Movement Control Order (MCO) enforcement, the New Straits Times reported today.
COVID-19: Two more fatalities reported in Sarawak, raising nationwide deaths to six
KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Two more persons have succumbed to the COVID-19 disease, both in Sarawak, pushing the number of deaths from the viral pandemic in the country to six.
Three church members in PJ test positive for COVID-19
PETALING JAYA (March 21): Three members of the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) (pictured) have been tested positive for the COVID-19 infection, reported The Star, yesterday.
Singapore to provide accommodation for Malaysian workers during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): The Singapore government has agreed to provide accommodation for Malaysian workers in the island-state during the Movement Control Order period, said Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri.
Sime Darby CEO Jeffri Salim Davidson tests positive for COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Two days after Sime Darby Bhd said its chairman has been tested positive for COVID-19, its group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Jeffri Salim Davidson is found to have also contracted the virus.
WCT wins RM1.2b superstructure works contract for Pavilion Damansara Heights
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): WCT Holdings Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary WCT Bhd has today accepted the letter of award (LoA) for an estimated RM1.
SC and Bursa say share trading to continue, no suspension
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): The trading of shares will go on, said the Securities Commission (SC) and Bursa Malaysia in a joint statement today.
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.
