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PUTRAJAYA (March 9): A 56-year old North Korean businessman, who has a permanent resident status here, has lost his final appeal to be freed and could face extradition to the US to face two charges of money laundering.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 9):  A 37-day-old baby in Athens, Greece succumbed to the Covid-19 disease yesterday, reported AFP.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): Boustead Holdings Bhd and its subsidiaries have made more changes in their boardrooms, with the latest being the redesignation of Boustead's executive director of group business development Izaddeen Daud as its deputy group managing director, effective March 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): Businessman Tan Sri Desmond Lim acquired another 250,000 shares in WCT Bhd yesterday, raising his direct shareholding in the construction company to 103.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Axis Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has acquired a freehold land measuring 20.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Acoustech Bhd has disposed of a parcel of leasehold land in Johor for RM6.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s (pictured) lawyer raised an objection in the High Court today against a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officer’s testimony about a Government contract allegedly promised by the former Deputy Prime Minister.

PETALING JAYA (March 4): The Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) has welcomed the move by the government to allow business travellers into the country with the relaxation of restrictions on business travellers, The Star reported today.

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KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced seven new Covid-19 clusters today with a total of 134 infections among them.