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PETALING JAYA (May 17): The Health Ministry is mulling to implement a “full scale” movement control order (MCO) in Selangor, in view of the spiking number of Covid-19 cases in the state, reported Free Malaysia Today.

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Malaysian property veteran Michael Geh (pictured), president of Fiabci East Asia Multi National Chapter and Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn Bhd senior partner, passed away at the Penang General Hospital today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has revealed that 47 Covid-19 clusters with 6,132 cases were linked to interstate travels.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The Edge Covid-19 Equipment Fund sent 33 ventilators and five oxygen concentrators to Hospital Sungai Buloh today for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, in response to the surge in cases requiring treatment in intensive care units and respiratory aid.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Malaysia marked the second-deadliest day of the Covid-19 pandemic with 34 deaths reported — a mere two days after it reported 39 fatalities, the highest daily toll yet since the onset of the pandemic in January last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): The Ministry of Health (MoH) has predicted that daily Covid-19 cases could exceed 8,000 by June if standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are not adhered to.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): Daily new Covid-19 cases rose to 4,855 — the fourth-highest number of infections reported in a single day — bringing Malaysia's total cases to 458,077, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on Twitter.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Property developer Eastern & Oriental Bhd does not plan to merge with any entities in the near term, including with construction player Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd, according to the majority shareholder of both companies, Datuk Tee Eng Ho.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Bhd is no longer the ultimate shareholder of the 27% stake in Eco World International Bhd (EWI) owned by the Hong Leong group following an internal restructuring.

  KUALA LUMPUR (May 12): Malaysia reported a record high of 39 Covid-19 deaths today while new cases rose sharply to 4,765 from 3,973 yesterday.