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PUTRAJAYA (July 19): The prosecution has appealed to the Federal Court against the acquittal of former federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor in his RM2 million graft case.

PETALING JAYA (July 19) Savills has acquired a strategic interest in the Malaysian supply chain consulting business LCA.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malaysia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'BBB+', with a stable outlook.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): More dates have been fixed next year for the proceedings of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering trial involving former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Malaysia's Covid-19 cases stayed above the 10,000 level for the seventh consecutive day, with 10,972 new infections reported today, up from yesterday's 10,710, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PETALING JAYA (July 19): Kuala Lumpur high-end condominium market price correction continues due to weaker demand and rental growth remains under pressure due to rising inventory in existing and newly built segments, said Knight Frank Malaysia’s report.

TOKYO (July 19): Three cases of Covid-19 in the Olympic Village on Sunday (July 18) have sparked fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Games, reported AFP.

SINGAPORE (July 19): Singapore’s health ministry advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay at home over the next few weeks, in view of the increasing number of daily new cases, reported Reuters.

LONDON (July 18): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak have decided to abort their “trial scheme” which originally allowed them to keep working even when they had been exposed to a Covid-19 infected person.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Malaysia’s cumulative number of Covid-19-related deaths topped 7,000 today after the daily number of pandemic-linked fatalities rose to a new record high at 153 from 138 yesterday while the number of newly-confirmed Covid-19 infections fell to 10,710 from 12,528, according to Health director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.