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However, interstate and international travel is only permitted for those who have completed full vaccination, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said

Daily recoveries meanwhile rose to 14,422, from 12,724 the day before, bringing total recoveries to 2,184,711 or 93.7% of total reported cases in the country

Of the total, 23 cases were recorded as brought-in-dead (BID), MoH said, bringing the total in this category to 5,473

A total of 106 members of Parliament from both the government and the opposition took part in the debate

Of the total, 65 projects were halted due to the companies’ weak balance sheets, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said. Other causes included failure to comply with standards and weak project management, while some developers cannot be located.

Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof: The rising costs were due, among others, to factory closures during the MCO period. This affected factory operations, including those which produce building materials, and subsequently impacted the execution of projects

They now have to adhere to only two of 10 new criteria under the revamped programme, which was revealed by the Ministry of Home Affairs last August. The two new conditions are the increase in annual fee to RM500, from RM90 previously, and the requirement to stay in the country for a minimum of 90 days each year, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob: This means that no state or federal territory would still remain in Phase 1 of the NRP

Some 497 cases or 39.89% were companies registered in the federal territories, followed by Selangor with 273 cases or 21.91%.

The award to MRCB follows the AIAC arbitration’s findings that George Kent was found to have been in breach of the shareholders’ agreement with MRCB.