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PETALING JAYA (July 8): Parents can choose to keep their children at home if they are worried for their health, the Education Ministry clarified today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Affin Hwang Capital Research has maintained its "neutral" rating for Malaysian real estate investment trusts (MREITs) with a 5% distribution yield at the end of 2021 after Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) cut its overnight policy rate (OPR), for the fourth time this year, by 25 basis points (bps) to 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to the lowest-ever level of 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported six new Covid-19 cases as of noon today, bringing the total infections in the country to 8,674.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The border between Victoria and New South Wales, Australia’s two most populous states, will be closed as Covid-19 cases continue to climb in the Victorian capital of Melbourne, reports say today.

PETALING JAYA (July 7): The Ipoh High Court granted a temporary injunction to stop the Manjung municipal council from shooting stray dogs, FMT reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Human Resources Minister M Saravanan (pictured) today reminded employers that they have comply with amendments to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 (Act 446), FMT reported today.

PUTRAJAYA (July 7): The Census of Malaysia 2020 was launched today by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured), which will pave the way for the country’s future development planning for the next decade.

PETALING JAYA (July 6): Malaysian will soon have the opportunity to watch a movie in the country’s first ever drive-in cinema, according to the China Press report.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 6): Tasek Gelugor Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Shabudin Yahaya (pictured) has been made a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department, in charge of Parliament and law.