DONE DEAL: Serviced apartment, Swiss-Garden Residences, Kuala Lumpur
Sold for: RM510,000 (RM927.
Umno deputy president: Barbers and laundries are non-essential
KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has called on the government to not allow limited operations for barbers and laundry services, saying that these are not “essential services”, reported the Malay Mail.
Kedah allows certain necessary service providers to resume operation today
ALOR SETAR (April 9): Kedah state government permits selected non-essential businesses to start operation during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, these include car and machinery repair workshops, fishing nets repair shops, selected construction activities and rubber products procurement companies, as reported in China Press today.
DONE DEAL: Arnica Serviced Residences, Tropicana Gardens, Kota Damansara, Selangor
Rented for: RM2,500 per month (RM4.
CMMT provides 14-day rental waiver to non-essential services tenants
KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) will provide a 14-day rental waiver to tenants who provide non-essential services across all seven Capitaland malls amid the Movement Control Order (MCO), the trust said yesterday.
MyEG's COVID-19 rapid test kit approved by US FDA
KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): My EG Services Bhd (MyEG) said its COVID-19 rapid test kit has been qualified for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for the sale of the kits in the US, where the number of positive cases has surpassed 33,000, with 417 deaths.
Include property management as essential service, pleads property managers
PETALING JAYA (March 23): Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO) currently taking place to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus outbreak in the country must include property management in its list of essential services.
Doc2Us seeks medical professionals to help COVID-19 Task Force, a free telemedicine service
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Telemedicine service provider Doc2Us is urging doctors and healthcare professionals (HCPs) available to join the Doc2Us COVID-19 Task Force, a voluntary telemedicine service to help the public gain adequate information about the spread and management of the Covid-19 epidemic and reduce patient-medical healthcare specialist contact.
E-commerce, hotels added to list of essential services
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): E-commerce, hotels and accommodation have been added to the list of essential services that will continue to operate during the nationwide movement restriction order that is enforced from today until March 31.
Public assured of access to essential financial services during movement control order period
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) assured households and businesses that they will continue to have nationwide access to essential financial services during the government's two-week movement control order, which starts tomorrow.
