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GELANG PATAH (Aug 25): Country Garden Group has appointed Peng Guoqiang (pictured) as its regional president for Malaysia-Singapore.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 25): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (GenM) indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Genting UK plc is reported to have moved its online Genting Casino operations to a new platform provided by SkillOnNet in collaboration with Amazon.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 23): The political changes in Malaysia are not expected to derail the current economic policies, recovery plans and vaccination progress, said UOB Research in a report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) should rope in the 8,000 private GPs nationwide for the final lap of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), said the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 19): Hong Kong will not allow “vaccine recipients in Malaysia” from entering the territory from midnight tonight after authorities there announced on Tuesday that it is including 15 more countries to a “high-risk” list, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): Despite Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to slash growth forecast for 2021 to the 3% to 4% range, some economists are still holding out hope for growth to come in above 4% this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): Malaysia Building Society Bhd's (MBSB) group president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Ahmad Zaini Othman has passed away after battling with Covid-19 complications.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): While lauding the government’s efforts in strengthening the background check on the applicants of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Malaysian Chapter also urged the government to review some of the conditions that might dampened foreigners’ interest in coming to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): The Malaysian Bar has called on Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to step down after admitting that several Members of Parliament (MPs) from the governing coalition had withdrawn their support for him, casting doubt on whether he still commanded the support of the majority of the Dewan Rakyat.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 13): Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) has lauded the reactivation of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) Programme but expressed reservation on the new stringent terms imposed.