KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): It has been three days since Selayang Baru was put under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).

The geographic scope of the directive was widened after taking into account the risk of infection from the nearby Kuala Lumpur wholesale market and the daily mar...

Life in lockdown at Selayang Baru

Looks like the 6,000-odd residents of Selangor Mansion and Malayan Mansion will have to sit tight for a while more, after the government announced that the two flats will continue to be under lockdown until April 28.

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It looks almost like business as usual in parts of the city as Malaysia entered the Recovery Movement Control Order today, 89 days after the Movement Control Order was first imposed.

Day one of RMCO in pictures

The residents of Block D at Segar Ria Apartment at Cheras are having their samples taken to be tested for Covid-19 after a case was confirmed at their block.

Covid-19 tests underway at Segar Ria Apartment block after new Cheras cluster emerges

The Kajang Municipal Council and the Hulu Langat Health Department continued their sanitisation of the Kajang market today.

The market was closed for sanitisation and disinfection after three workers at the market tested positive for Covid-19 recently.

Kajang market closed for sanitisation

The Immigration Department has detained around 200 illegal migrants from around the Jalan Othman market at PJ Old Town here, which is currently under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO).

Immigration authorities nab 200 illegal migrants around PJ Old Town market

Residents of Pudu, which was placed under the Semi Enhanced Movement Control Order (SEMCO) last Friday, received about 200 sets of rice and eggs from donations organised by Bukit Bintang Member of Parliament Fong Kui Lun.

Pudu folk under SEMCO receive food aid facilitated by Bukit Bintang MP

The first meeting of the third term of the 14th Parliamentary session was convened this morning, expeditiously and under heavy police guard.

The truncated, single-day sitting schedule was modified to only include the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s royal address.

First Parliamentary meeting of the year concludes

Parts of Pudu were put under the semi-enhanced movement control order (SEMCO) at midnight yesterday to enable the authorities to step up screening and treatment of its residents after 18 new Covid-19 cases were detected there, bringing total active cases to 30.

Parts of Pudu placed under SEMCO as active Covid-19 cases almost triple to 30

The government has coined the term semi-enhanced movement control order (SEMCO) for areas where Covid-19 tests need to be stepped up and traffic within a given area limited while still allowing other activities to continue, according to reports.

'SEMCO' coined as latest directive, with three places in KL placed under tighter restriction

The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) was imposed today, ending almost seven weeks of restrictions on travelling, dining out and business operations in an effort to jump-start an ailing economy ravaged by the coronavirus and moves to contain its spread.

The first day of the CMCO offered a glimpse of the new normal

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Over 1,000 traders, workers and residents from around the closed Pasar Raja Bot at Chow Kit were swabbed for Covid-19 detection tests today.

According to reports, a first round of screenings took place last week.

Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, which ord...

Over 1,000 traders, workers and market visitors swabbed for Covid-19 at Pasar Raja Bot

Four days after it was closed for sanitisation and disinfection, the Selayang Wholesale Market reopened today.

Selayang Wholesale Market reopens today after four-day closure

Selcare Clinic has opened a drive-through Covid-19 testing facility at Selayang, Gombak as part of community screening efforts.

Selcare Clinic opens drive-through screening offering free Covid-19 tests

A former Hong Kong-based Societe Generale SA (SocGen) trader claimed he was fired and said the French lender should share the blame for failing to detect his wagers.

Ex-SocGen trader says he was fired after bank failed to detect his bets

Adani Enterprises Ltd’s shares slipped after it posted a 38% fall in quarterly profit, hurt by a one-time charge to provide for Covid-era airport dues.

Adani flagship’s profit slips 38% due to past airport dues

Uber Technologies Inc was sued by thousands of London’s black cab drivers in a suit seeking hundreds of million pounds, accusing it of unlawfully operating in the capital city.

Uber hit with £250m suit from London’s black cab drivers

JAKS Resources Bhd's unit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China-based CALB Group Co Ltd to explore opportunities in the battery energy storage system (BESS) market, with a particular focus on the Southeast Asia region.

JAKS partners CALB to tap into SE Asia's battery energy storage systems market

Lotte Chemical Titan Holdings Bhd (LCTitan) logged a net loss of RM178.03 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024), making the group's eighth straight loss-making quarter.

LCTitan posts 8th straight quarterly loss ahead of planned plant turnaround

Donald Trump plans to deport millions of migrants, reshape global trade with pricey tariffs and fill the government with loyalists if he wins a second White House term in the November presidential election.

Here is a look at some of the policies Trump has pledged to institute:

Trump's second-term agenda: Trade wars, mass deportations, destroying 'deep state'

TikTok Shop invested more than US$400 million (RM1.91 billion) on platform safety by investing in tools and technologies to process products before and after the content reaches the virtual shelves, on top of building up a team of 7,500 people to handle the task, according to its first ever TikTok Shop Safety Report.

TikTok Shop invests US$400 mil to protecting IP rights and user safety

Escalating campus protests are forcing US President Joe Biden to walk a careful line of denouncing antisemitism while supporting young Americans' right to protest and trying to limit longer-term political damage.

As violent police crackdowns and counter-protests greet spreading demonstrations across US campuses, Biden faces sharp criticism of his Israel policy from both the left and right.

Biden faces tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate

UOA REIT, a trust which mainly manages commercial properties, said its net rental income fell 12.7% in its quarter ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024) due to lower occupancy rates and higher property operating expenses.

UOA REIT sees 'restrained' rental rates improvement as 1Q earnings drop 12.7%

Cocoa prices dropped again, extending a week of extreme volatility as liquidity dries up and commercial buyers hold back from buying beans.

Cocoa slumps again as buyers hold back in troubled market

US software giant Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would invest US$2.2 billion (RM10.5 billion) over the next four years in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Malaysia.

Microsoft to invest US$2.2 bil in Malaysia over next four years on cloud, AI

Protasco Bhd, which has businesses ranging from hotel to engineering, said on Thursday it has received an offer to buy its unit Ikram Education Sdn Bhd which owns the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL).

Protasco gets offer from HK firm to buy its university unit

Luno, a digital asset exchange (DAX) licensed by the Securities Commission Malaysia, expands its coin offerings with the launch of Cosmos (ATOM) and Polkadot (DOT).

Luno launches two new digital assets

Feytech Holdings Bhd's initial public offer (IPO) on Main Market of Bursa Malaysia is offering&nbsp;252.94 million shares at 80 sen apiece.&nbsp;

Feytech's Main Market IPO to raise over RM201m

Shares of Bursa Malaysia Bhd climbed to its highest in more than three years after the stock exchange operator reported better-than-expected results that prompted at least two analyst upgrades.

Bursa Malaysia climbs to over three-year high after above-view 1Q

Subang Airport, officially known as Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, will likely be able to handle jet aircraft by the third quarter this year, according to Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

Subang Airport’s jet ops likely to start in 3Q, also eyes business jets — Loke

Apex Securities Bhd has recommended investors to “subscribe” to ACE Market-bound Farm Price Holdings Bhd at an initial public offering (IPO) price of 24 sen and a fair value of 42 sen by pegging financial year 2025 (FY2025) forecast core earnings per share of 3.2 sen to price-earnings (PE) of 13 times (75% potential upside from IPO price).

Apex Securities advises investors to subscribe to ACE Market-bound Farm Price with fair value of 42 sen

The additional investment by Microsoft amounting to US$2.2 billion or RM10.5 billion in the country over the next four years is the largest single investment by the company in its 32 years in Malaysia.

Microsoft’s new US$2.2b outlay is company’s largest single investment in Malaysia, says Anwar

Smart Asia Chemical Bhd, an industrial paint and coating manufacturer, on Thursday has begun taking orders from investors for its ACE Market initial public offering (IPO) that would raise up to RM37.4 million.&nbsp;

Smart Asia Chemical starts taking orders for ACE Market IPO to raise RM37.4 mil

Shares of Duopharma Biotech Bhd surged more than 9% during early trade on Thursday following news of the pharmaceutical company securing supply contracts worth RM578.09 million in total.

Duopharma Biotech surges over 9% after RM578m contract news

The High Court on Thursday dismissed Tengku Datuk Zafrul Abdul Aziz's application to file an affidavit with regards to Datuk Seri Najib Razak's judicial review application to unearth an addendum to his pardon order that detailed he was to spend the remainder of his sentence under "house arrest".

Court rejects Zafrul’s bid to file affidavit on Najib’s ‘house arrest’ order

Shares of Ge-Shen Corp Bhd rose as much as 14.91% to a new record high of RM4.47 on Thursday, following the emergence of Chin Hin Group’s Chiau family as its second largest shareholder.

Ge-Shen shares hit new high on emergence of new substantial shareholder

Yinson Production, the offshore production business unit of Yinson Holdings Bhd, has closed the limited recourse term loan facility of up to US$1.3 billion (RM6.2 billion) for the pre- and post-delivery financing of the Agogo floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will be deployed in Angola.

Yinson unit secures single largest term loan of US$1.3b to finance Agogo FPSO delivery

Latest data signalled further downbeat trends across the Malaysian manufacturing sector at the start of the second quarter of 2024.

In a statement on Thursday, S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence said that while demand remained generally subdued, there were slight indications that firms were on an upward trajectory, as firms scaled back production at a softer rate amid a slower reduction in new order inflows.

Overall manufacturing conditions in Malaysia ease to lesser extent, says S&P Global

US President Joe Biden included ally Japan along with rivals China and Russia in a list of countries he called “xenophobic” in a speech at a campaign fundraising event in Washington.

Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with China, Russia

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to prevent Huawei, ZTE and other foreign companies deemed to pose US national security concerns from certifying wireless equipment, officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

US moves to bar Huawei, other Chinese telecoms from certifying wireless equipment

Malaysia’s biggest port operator Westports Holdings Bhd said on Thursday its net profit rose 11.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter, thanks to higher container revenue, coupled with higher finance income and share of results of a joint venture (JV).

Westports' 1Q net profit up 11% on higher container revenue, finance income and share of results of JV

theedgemalaysia.com highlighted seven stocks with momentum at Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon close on Thursday. Two stocks showed positive momentum while five stocks showed negative momentum.

GHL Systems, Oppstar, Bursa Malaysia, Country View, Fiamma, Marco, Tambun Indah 

Smart Asia Chemical Bhd, en route to Bursa Malaysia’s ACE Market, expects its new plant in Perak to triple its production capacity while allowing the paint and coating manufacturer to be closer to its clients.

Smart Asia Chemical to triple capacity with new plant from IPO proceeds

South Korea's SK Hynix said on Thursday its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI chipsets were sold out for this year and almost sold out for 2025 as businesses aggressively expand artificial intelligence services.

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