Malaysian Bar urges government to adopt UK hybrid system and reconvene Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The Malaysian Bar has joined the list of parties who have made urgent calls for the government to reconvene parliament.
CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust gets nod to expand beyond non-retail investments
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Unitholders of CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) today voted in favour for the real estate investment trust's (REIT) proposal to expand its asset classes to include business parks, logistics facilities, warehouses, distribution centres, data centres and integrated developments.
Targeted moratorium is best solution for country
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): When the World Health Organization announced last year that Covid-19 had turned into a pandemic, many countries around the world, including Malaysia decided to impose a lockdown to help control the spread of the virus.
Najib fails in bid to delay paying RM1.69b in tax as court rules all taxpayers are equal before the law
KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak failed in his application for a stay of a decision by the High Court last July 22 to allow the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) to enter a summary judgement against the politician and require him to pay tax arrears of RM1.
Lockdown restrictions: Retail recovery remains fragile
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): It was reported recently that 2020 was the retail sector’s worst year since the 1987 recession but it was hoped that this year may see an improvement but alas, it has not turned out to be so, according to a report by The Edge Malaysia.
Tough times for hotel sector set to continue
KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Times are bleak for the hotel industry and it predicts that things will not improve for the time being.
Increase testing capacity to reduce Covid-19 brought-in-dead cases, says Malaysian Health Coalition
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): The Malaysian Health Coalition has expressed concern over the increasing number of Covid-19 patients brought-in-dead (BID) to hospitals, saying it reflects possible systemic failures.
Winding-up petition filed against The Mines Resort & Golf Club operator
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): A ship management services company has filed a winding-up petition against Mines Excellence Golf Resort Bhd, the operator of the Mines Resort & Golf Club, over unpaid debts of RM1.
GLCs need to be run by professionals, says World Bank's lead public sector specialist
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Government-linked companies (GLCs) need to be run by professionals, opined World Bank lead public sector specialist Rajni Bajpai.
2020 worst period for retailers in Malaysia since 1987, says RGM
KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Last year had been the worst period for retailers in Malaysia since 1987.
