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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Malaysia reported today 2,764 newly-confirmed Covid-19 infected individuals and 13 pandemic-related deaths, which brought the country's total number of fatalities due to the outbreak to 909 so far.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): An affordable housing development project in Ayer Itam, Penang — which used up part of the US$3 billion raised by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) initially intended for the development of the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) — never saw the light of day, the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 7): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 infections dropped to 3,73 from 3,847 reported yesterday, but active cases continue to climb to 51,241 today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Malaysia logged 3,847 new Covid-19 cases today — marking two consecutive days of daily infections staying above the 3,000 mark — bringing the country’s cumulative cases up to 238,721.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Improvements are urgently needed in the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) handling of Covid-19 patients in Categories 1 and 2 — meaning those with mild symptoms — as well as their close contacts to eliminate confusion and prevent possible flouting of the home quarantine standard operating procedures (SOPs) which can lead to an increase in community transmissions, according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced the highest daily confirmed Covid-19 cases with 5,725, bringing the country's total cumulative infections to 203,933 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has fixed Feb 15 to deliver its decision on whether former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram should be recused from leading the prosecution team in the four trials of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak that are related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): The government has established an Emergency Management Technical Committee to monitor issues related to the implementation and management of the Emergency Ordinance (Essential Powers 2021) that has been effective since Jan 12 until Aug 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Malaysia registered another 3,631 new Covid-19 cases today, with 18 more fatalities — which marks the coronavirus' deadliest day in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected 16 new clusters of Covid-19 infections, 11 of which are linked to workplaces.