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KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) said they will not send athletes to compete in Tokyo if the Games — set to begin July 24 — go ahead as scheduled, the CBC reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced nine new cases of COVID-19, raising to 158 the total number of cases in Malaysia so far.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): The National Patriots Association (Patriot), which represents veteran armies in Malaysia, said the numbers and identities of members of Parliament who support either Perikatan Nasional or Pakatan Harapan must be revealed.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The first Parliament meeting for the year that was slated to begin on March 9 will now reconvene on May 18, said Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is confident that his one-time foe and current Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has enough MPs in Parliament for a vote of confidence to command the majority of the August house.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections or Bersih 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Wong Chen (pictured), Member of Parliament for Subang, has placed himself in quarantine today and tomorrow, following news that a staff of Khazanah Nasional Bhd came down with coronavirus (COVID-19) and was in touch with an ex-minister and a deputy minister about a week ago.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Pakatan Harapan (PH) is disputing the decision made by Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to call for a special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat on Monday to decide on the next prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): The Small and Medium Enterprises Association (Samenta) noted that the government’s economic stimulus package unveiled today has provided numerous relief to the tourism, hotels and transportation sectors, which are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Interim prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said today Parliament will convene a special meeting on Monday, March 2, to decide on the prime ministership.