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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): High Court judge Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who is presiding over the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial, has dismissed the application made by the accused Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) to postpone the trial this week.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Leveraging its strong partnership network, MyTOWN Shopping Centre (pictured) has renewed over 80% of the tenants and utilising the 2020 first term expiries to make key changes to its pool of tenants in order to further align consumer priorities and preferences to relevant offers of its core customer segment.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): English foodwriter and TV chef Nigella Lawson (pictured) has announced on Twitter that her "head is in a spin" when she received an invitation from the UK’s NHS to get her Covid-19 vaccination, reported the Daily Express.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 16): Emerging opportunities for industrial real estate in Asia-Pacific, particularly in port infrastructure, have changed the overall landscape, according to Knight Frank.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) claims Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is not qualified to be the prime minister as he has lost majority support, adding that the emergency proclamation sought by Muhyiddin was based on "lies".

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): UEM Sunrise Bhd and Mulpha International Bhd have called off their joint venture (JV) for a RM5 billion gross development value mixed development in Nusajaya, Johor.

SINGAPORE (Feb 15): The government’s tourism voucher coupled with school holidays have boosted the demand for staycation in Singapore hotels, but challenges are still there with the absence of international travellers, according to The Straits Times report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Malaysia today logged 2,176 new Covid-19 cases — the lowest number of daily infections recorded in the past 30 days.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 15): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's appeal to remove senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from prosecuting her has been fixed for hearing on April 8 at the Court of Appeal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15):  The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has advised Internet users to always to always exercise caution when providing their personal information when using social media and online applications, especially dating platforms.