EVENING 5: Mah Sing’s glove orders secured up to September

Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today. 

1. Mah Sing Group Bhd says it has secured purchase orders for gloves from its brand new glove venture until September this year.  

2. More developments on the Covid-19 front including a spike in numbers, a travel warning from the US and the current state of vaccinations. 

3. Bank Pembangunan Malaysia bhd has confirmed that corporate veteran Datuk Seri Nazir Razak is its new chairman. 

4. Brahim’s Holdings Bhd says it is unable to provide a solvency declaration, a day after it received a payment default notice. 

5. Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd says it is upbeat on the coming year as it sees demand to support prices.