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

Twenty-one personnel from the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Bomba) and 11 more from the Ministry of Health (MoH) conducted a disinfection exercise at Menara City One here this morning.

According to health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, 55 cases of Covid-19 were found at the condo and its surrounding areas – which include all of Jalan Munshi Abdullah where the building is located – as at yesterday.

Bomba, MoH disinfect Menara One City building

The reopening date of Pasar Besar Jalan Othman will depend on traders' Covid-19 test results, said Petaling district officer and disaster committee chairman Johary Anuar.

Jalan Othman market to be closed for at least five days

A decision on whether to reopen the Taman Megah market — which was shut on Sunday after one trader there tested positive for Covid-19 — will be made in five days, said Petaling district officer and disaster committee chairman Johary Anuar.

Decision in five days on reopening of Taman Megah market

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

Malaysia must accelerate the modernisation of its agricultural sector and improve production efficiency to strengthen food security amid growing challenges, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

Agricultural modernisation key to strengthening food security — Mohamad Sabu

Anthropic PBC’s initial public offering (IPO) plans ran into a punishing post-election selloff, prompting a rethink among prospective investors of the company’s expected valuation.

Anthropic IPO buyers see valuation as low as US$1.1 tril

A seafarer on a Greek-owned oil tanker was killed in an apparent missile attack in the Gulf, its owner said on Friday.

Company says sailor killed in Gulf tanker attack

Monster Beverage Corp shares fell as much as 8.2% on Friday, the biggest decline in over two years, after the energy drink giant’s weaker-than-expected margins underscored the impact of soaring costs in the beverage industry.

Monster shares fall as weaker margins highlight cost burden

Pakatan Harapan's (PH) track record as a key component of the federal government should serve as a yardstick for Melaka voters to assess the coalition's capabilities ahead of the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14, said Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Abdul Karim.

Melaka voters urged to judge PH by federal govt's performance — Hassan Karim

Collaboration between plantation companies and oil palm smallholders to increase both parties’ yields and income will be raised at the Cabinet meeting next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Plantation companies-oil palm smallholders collaboration to be raised in Cabinet next week — Anwar

US consumer sentiment rose in November to a three-month high, bolstered by modest improvements in Americans' views of their personal finances and the economic outlook.

US consumer sentiment unexpectedly rises, fuelled by independents

The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose on Friday as chip stocks bounced off heavy losses posted in the previous session on fears that a Democratic-led Congress could result in tougher artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, even as the jobs report raised interest-rate hike concerns.

Nasdaq pares losses as chips recover, rate-hike fears linger

Treasuries dipped after an unexpected surge in US job growth led traders to add to wagers that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates when officials next meet in December.

US Treasuries stumble as strong jobs data backs Fed-hike bets

TikTok moved one step closer to a new European Union fine after regulators found its video-recommendation algorithm pushes users down “rabbit holes” of potentially harmful content, escalating an almost three-year probe into the video-sharing app.

EU escalates TikTok probe over algorithmic ‘rabbit holes’

Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan, an experienced Malaysian finance professional, has been elected as the new president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Malaysia's Zaiton Mohd Hassan elected as new ACCA president

The Attorney General's Chambers has no basis to delay Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest as the former prime minister has met all the condition set by the king, said lead defense counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

Shafee: AGC has no legal basis to delay Najib's house arrest

Here is a brief recap of some business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Friday.

Unisem, Frontken, Public Bank, Maxis, Zetrix AI, TRC Synergy, IOI Corp, IOI Property, MISC,  Yinson, Microlink, APB Resources & Nestcon

MARC Ratings has downgraded Zetrix AI Bhd's (KL:ZETRIX) RM2 billion sukuk programme to a default rating of D-IS after the tech company failed to settle a RM25 million obligation due on Friday.

MARC Ratings downgrades Zetrix AI sukuk to default over unpaid RM25m

Collaboration between plantation companies and oil palm smallholders to increase both parties’ yields and income will be raised at the Cabinet meeting next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.&nbsp;

Electrical engineering firm SKA Capital Bhd on Friday reported a net profit of RM14.37 million on revenue of RM127.94 million for the third quarter, ahead of its listing on the ACE Market on Nov 11.

ACE Market-bound SKA Capital posts RM14.4 mil quarterly net profit

The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose on Friday as chip stocks bounced off heavy losses posted in the previous session on fears that a Democratic-led Congress could result in tougher artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, even as the jobs report raised interest-rate hike concerns.

Treasuries dipped after an unexpected surge in US job growth led traders to add to wagers that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates when officials next meet in December.

Malaysia's rise to 40th place among 133 countries in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) 2026 recognises the government's continuous efforts to strengthen national administrative capacity, integrity and effectiveness, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Malaysia's improved global governance ranking no reason for complacency — Anwar

Anthropic PBC’s initial public offering (IPO) plans ran into a punishing post-election selloff, prompting a rethink among prospective investors of the company’s expected valuation.

Monster Beverage Corp shares fell as much as 8.2% on Friday, the biggest decline in over two years, after the energy drink giant’s weaker-than-expected margins underscored the impact of soaring costs in the beverage industry.

Pakatan Harapan's (PH) track record as a key component of the federal government should serve as a yardstick for Melaka voters to assess the coalition's capabilities ahead of the 16th Melaka state election on Nov 14, said Pasir Gudang Member of Parliament Hassan Abdul Karim.

Malaysia must accelerate the modernisation of its agricultural sector and improve production efficiency to strengthen food security amid growing challenges, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

While the public were focused on the plantation sector’s culpability in causing the haze hanging over the region in the last three months, Malaysian planters have been struggling with tight labour conditions in their estates, along with a high level of palm oil inventories.

Double cover: Malaysian planters brace for migrant worker shortage + Hong Leong Bank closes in on industry leadership across key metrics

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Sarawak Premier&nbsp;Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg is looking beyond Malaysian shores and politics. He is mapping out strategies to make Sarawak an investment destination for technology-intensive industries.

Abang Jo on how clean energy will draw tech investments

US job growth surged in October and the unemployment rate edged lower, a sign of labour-market strength in an expanding economy.

US adds 165,000 jobs, topping all forecasts in broad advance

US consumer sentiment rose in November to a three-month high, bolstered by modest improvements in Americans' views of their personal finances and the economic outlook.

TikTok moved one step closer to a new European Union fine after regulators found its video-recommendation algorithm pushes users down “rabbit holes” of potentially harmful content, escalating an almost three-year probe into the video-sharing app.

A seafarer on a Greek-owned oil tanker was killed in an apparent missile attack in the Gulf, its owner said on Friday.

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