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KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): The prosecution in former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) director-general Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid's (pictured) criminal breach of trust (CBT) case informed the High Court of the possibility of calling protected foreign witnesses to testify in the trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak celebrated his 67th birthday at the court here today, where he was present as the accused in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Minister of Communications and Multimedia Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pictured) seemingly evaded questions from opposition MPs on the requirement for a licence for videos posted on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The High Court here today ordered former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) to pay the government, through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): The High Court today allowed an application for substituted service against three of Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali’s (pictured) children as lawyers were unable to serve a copy of the suit to them.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Malaysia and Singapore are set to sign the agreements for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) on July 30, with the price tag to see an upward revision of at least RM500 million from the earlier projected RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is getting worried about the rising new Covid-19 cases in the country, especially locally transmitted ones, as new infections climbed.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Malaysia recorded 15 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, pushing the number of active cases to 130.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): A burst pipe at Residency 16, Jalan Taman U Thant that collapsed a portion of the public road in front of the apartment and its outer wall last Sunday has been repaired, Air Selangor Sdn Bhd said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) expects airfares on domestic routes to return to 2019 levels by November this year as available seating capacity is projected to return to normal, subject to the development of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pictured).