Wangsa Maju district police chief Supt Rajab Ahad Ismail said the statement was recorded after the 26-year-old guard turned himself in at the Wangsa Maju police station at 5.30 pm yesterday.

He said Malaysia needed to be selective in giving any leeway for fear it might lead to an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Australian Teen Boon Lye was charged on July 9 with bribing the Malaysian official, and four counts of false accounting relating to the sale in 2013 of a student accommodation block Dudley House which was then purchased by Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA).

No new death was reported today, marking a fifth day with no mortality.

In the office market, CBRE anticipates enquiry and inspection to be negatively impacted should stricter lockdown measures come into force.

It also noted that new sources of leasing demand will be limited in 2H2020 as most office occupiers will continue to prioritise operational resilience and are unlikely to commit to new leases unless they have upcoming lease expiries or especially urgent space requirements.

Identifying a location for the permanent disposal facility (PDF) was part of the requirements set by the Malaysian government when it renewed Lynas's licence to operate in the country last year

He said this was confirmed by the Malaysian Embassy in Beirut in its initial report.

"Of the total, more than 48,450 connections have been completed in Sabah and more than 31,741 connections in Sarawak, while there are 924 connections in Sabah and 4,236 connections in Sarawak still in the implementation stage."

KPKT Minister said this would take into account the interests of the landlord and the tenant, as well as ensure that the landowner did not simply increase rental or evict the tenant.