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KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 153 new confirmed Covid-19 positive cases as of noon today, together with 113 recoveries.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents Association (TTDIRA) considers Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa’s recent announcement about the continuation of the TTDI longhouse redevelopment project as sub-judice since the matter still being heard in court.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): While Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah agrees that the government should be planning on how to slowly return life to normal for Malaysians after the movement control order (MCO), he feels it should postpone allowing barbershops and hair salons to operate, Malaysiakini reported today.

PETALING JAYA: A hairstylist association disagrees with the government’s move to allow barbershops and salons to resume service during the movement control order (MCO) period, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad’s proposal to promote the use of Tiktok among youths during the movement control order (MCO) period could jeopardise youths’ mastery of language, said the Universiti Malaya Academic Staff Union (Pkaum) in a Malaysiakini report last yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was back on his feet in his recovery from Covid-19 on Friday as Britain recorded its deadliest day yet in the coronavirus pandemic, with 980 more deaths taking the country’s overall toll to nearly 9,000, Reuters reported today.

PETALING JAYA (April 10): A number of services, including hair salons, hardware and electronics shops will now be allowed to operate under the movement control order (MCO) subject to strict conditions, Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

PETALING JAYA (April 10): With more properties at below market prices expected to come up for sale amid the dampened property market brought on by the sluggish economy and Covid-19 outbreak, many property investors are preparing to seek good buys.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The Malaysian government, which announced today that it will extend its partial lockdown till April 28, has agreed that selected economic sectors will be allowed to resume operations in stages, under strict movement control order and healthcare guidelines.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd (BTSSB) will be waiving the rent for all its tenants at Berjaya Times Square during the first and second phases of the movement control order (MCO) between March 18 to April 14.