Sabah continues to lead with 616 cases, representing 52.7% of the total positive cases today, while the Klang Valley recorded 275 new cases.

This means the ongoing CMCO in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Putrajaya will be extended as well. The same goes for Labuan and Sabah.

With new and efficient high-speed machines that can produce up to 38,000 pieces of rubber gloves an hour

Lawyer Ranjan N Chandran: Imposing the proposed blanket bans on short-term rentals will adversely affect the tourism industry in Malaysia, which is already seriously going through a slowdown, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Most shopping malls [now] are like ghost towns as consumers are still cautious about being exposed in an open area.”

“Our store will resume operations on Nov 8, 2020. We are working closely with the public health officials and will act on their advice,” IKEA Damansara said.

Oxwhite founder CK Chang said the Budget is quite a comprehensive plan as it will help drive Malaysians further in the adoption of e-commerce through connectivity enhancement such as Prihatin Connectivity Plan (Program Jalinan Prihatin) and National Digital Connectivity (JENDELA).

Eligible borrowers for this enhanced assistance will be able to choose one of two options for each loan, namely a three-month deferment of instalment or a six-month reduction in instalments by 50%, which will be effective from Dec 1, 2020 until end-June 2021.

For the majority of the middle-income group, there is no exciting new tax incentives to spur buying interest.

In 2021, RM15 billion will be allocated to finance projects such as Pan Borneo Highway, Gemas-Johor Baru Railway Electrified Double-Tracking Project and the first phase of Klang Valley Double Track Project (KVDT 2).