KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, companies in focus tomorrow (Feb 17) may include Genting Malaysia Bhd, Top Glove Corp Bhd, Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, Careplus Group Bhd and Media Prima Group Bhd.
Genting Malaysia Bhd said Resorts World Genting and Resorts World Awana resumed business at 6pm today, after the group temporarily suspended operations at the resorts, following the implementation of the Movement Control Order from Jan 22 to Feb 4.
However, its Resorts World Kijal and Resorts World Langkawi will only resume operations on Feb 19.
Separately, Genting Malaysia said Resorts World Birmingham and all other land-based casinos in the UK remain temporarily closed until further notice.
Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.
1. The Movement Control Order in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang has been extended, while almost the rest of the country will come under Conditional MCO.
2. The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will arrive this Sunday as the government’s vaccination programme kicks off on Feb 26.
3. Glove stocks came under selling pressure today on positive vaccine news.
4. Media Prima Group Bhd says it is not shuttering ntv7.
5. KPower Bhd has bagged a RM49 million contract from Indonesia.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Media Prima Group Bhd has assured that it will not shut its television channel ntv7 to make way for DidikTV KPM, a new TV Pendidikan programme (educational TV programme).
“ntv7 will not be [made] defunct. DidikTV KPM (DidikTV Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia) is a strategic commercial collaboration between Media Prima and KPM to increase the access of quality education to students nationwide, given Media Prima’s extensive reach within Malaysia across traditional and digital media, and its quality content production capabilities,” the media group said in a written response to The Edge.
On whether the initiative is a temporary or permanent one, it said, “This collaboration is not envisaged to be a short-term initiative.”