COVID: New Daily Cases Exceed 17,000 For 2nd Consecutive Day

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — The daily COVID-19 cases in the country has exceeded 17,000 for the second consecutive day with 17,170 new cases reported Thursday. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a tweet said with the new cases, the cumulative number of cases has increased to 1,078,646.…

Media Flock To PM Muhyiddin’s Residence

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Members of the media have been flocking to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s residence in Bukit Damansara here since 1 pm following the statement issued by Istana Negara (national palace) regarding the revocation of Emergency Ordinances Thursday. Several vehicles believed to be carrying Cabinet ministers…

Malaysia To Lose Its Tigers If No Extraordinary Remedial Measures Taken

PUTRAJAYA, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia may lose its tigers in their natural habitats within the next five to 10 years if no extraordinary measures are taken now to prevent this, says Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah. He said the Malayan tiger’s population was at a…

Companies In Southeast Asia Record US$4.9 Bln Via IPOs In H1 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Companies in Southeast Asia raised a record US$4.9 billion (US$1=RM4.22) through initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first six months of 2021, based on Bloomberg’s latest equity capital markets data, with US$4.1 billion raised through additional and rights offerings. The amount raised by these…

Malaysian Zii Jia Brushes Aside Leverdez To Set Up Round-Of-16 Date With Chen Long

By Elmi Rizal Elias TOKYO, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — National men’s singles ace Lee Zii Jia marched stylishly into the round of 16 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a masterful 21-17, 21-5 win over France’s Brice Leverdez in their final Group M match here Wednesday night. World number eight…

National Doubles Pair Aaron-Wooi Yik Stun Indonesian Pair To Advance To Last Four

TOKYO, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — National top men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik advanced to the semi-finals in spectacular fashion as they stunned Indonesian top seeds Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo-Marcus Fernaldi Gideon at the Tokyo Olympics, here, Thursday. Ninth-seeded Aaron-Wooi Yik switched on the attack mode to dispatch the Indonesians…

Malaysia’s COVID-19 Infectivity Up Slightly At 1.16 – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — The COVID-19 infectivity rate (R-naught) in Malaysia increased to 1.16 Wednesday from 1.14 Tuesday, said Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on his Facebook, he said that among states, Terengganu had the highest infectivity rate of 1.33, followed by Kelantan (1.26),…

Fourth Day Of Special Msian Parliament Sitting To Focus On Socio-Economic Issues

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (NNN-Bernama) — Welfare, socio-economic and financial assistance to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are among issues expected to be raised by MPs during the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat, which enters its fourth day Thursday. According to the Order Paper of today’s sitting, Finance…

Malaysia’s Economic Fundamentals Still Strong, Supported By Stable Capital Market, Liquidity

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economic fundamentals are still strong and its growth prospect for the medium term is still bright, supported by a stable capital market, while the financial sector has ample liquidity and capital buffer, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said among the…

Prosecution, Defence In Former PM Najib’s RM27 Million SRC Case Seek To Postpone Hearing

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (NNN-Bernama) — The prosecution and the defense in Najib Razak’s money laundering case, involving RM27 million in SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) funds, are seeking to postpone hearing of the case pending the outcome of the former prime minister’s appeal on the RM42 million SRC case…