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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the sister of the first known person-to-person transmission in the country also tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus today, Reuters reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): AirAsia Group Bhd's share price rose as much as nine sen or 7.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government had always asked for offsets when it bought equipment at high prices and that it is not bribery if an offset in a business transaction is for a specific purpose.

The Coconut (RM18) The Coconut at Xiao by Crustz is entirely edible from the “husk” of the coconut to the chocolate straw.

The Seal (RM19) This heart-melting ice cream dessert is an oxymoron of a burst of tropical flavours in the form of a seal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): To enable the construction of a multi-lane road, the route from Kuala Lumpur to Pusat Bandar Damansara via Jalan Damansuria and the route from Jalan Beringin going towards Petaling Jaya and Pusat Bandar Damansara will be CLOSED from Feb 10, 2020 to Feb 9, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): China said today 563 people had died from the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak as of yesterday (Feb 5) after 73 new deaths were reported across the country.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 5): An ex-executive from Goldman Sachs Group Inc has been permanently barred from the banking industry by the US Federal Reserve, for his involvement in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is in the midst of organising a multi-ministry discussion with stakeholders for the planning of an economic stimulus package amid the coronavirus outbreak, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 5): Genting Malaysia Bhd has taken several preventative measures to protect guests and staff at Resorts World Genting from the Wuhan virus by cancelling all tour bookings from China for the month of February.