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Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the matter was raised during a meeting with the National Security Council (NSC) this morning, when it was discussed whether parents should be fined RM1,000 or brought to court, if found to have taken their children to such places without a good reason.

Of the 35 local transmissions, about two-thirds or 22 of them involved foreign nationals, health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement.

The 27 Bersatu members said they fully support the formation of Perikatan Nasional (PN) as a coalition of political parties, which uphold objectives contained in the PN memorandum of understanding. The Bersatu members said that for the sake of the people’s well-being and the country’s political stability, they had agreed that Bersatu joins PN.

Lead Deputy Public Prosecutor in the trial, Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, said he intends to initiate the proceedings because an article quoting Najib in March contained serious allegations.

Riza, who is the stepson of the accused, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, will be added to the witness list.

The three named by deputy public prosecutor Faten Hadni Khairuddin are Kee Kok Thiam, Tan Vern Tact and Geh Choh Hun, who are the 16th, 17th and 18th respondents in the forfeiture case.

He is currently under temporary surrender to the US government after the US Department of Justice requested for his extradition in order to charge him over 1MDB-related offences there.

The monies are part of the RM31 million sought by the prosecution and government from Riza along with Najib, his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, and 15 others including from Low Taek Jho's mother.

This marks the property developer’s eighth consecutive loss-making quarter.

Revenue for the quarter dipped by 1.42% to RM33.43 million from RM33.91 million, it announced in a bourse filing.