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KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Malaysia’s labour market is seen growing marginally in 2021 in a Covid-19-driven challenging environment as factors including the pandemic's vaccination programme and government support for businesses are expected to accelerate the revival of the country's labour market, where unemployment rose to 4.

PUTRAJAYA (April 22): Claims that High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali was “prejudiced” and “hopelessly incompetent” in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial were entirely unwarranted, said ad hoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised Americans to avoid all travel to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pictured) thinks that “CBN should not be touched and should be allowed to continue operating”, The Star reported today.

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PUTRAJAYA (April 20): The defence's claim that signatures of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) were forged in several documents related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd was an afterthought as the issue was never raised during investigations and the prosecution's case, the prosecution argued today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): New Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 2,341 today from 2,195 yesterday.

PUTRAJAYA (April 20): The BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) messages between purported master conspirator Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, and former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping admitted by the defence as evidence had actually further incriminated former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak of wrongdoing surrounding the RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd that went into his personal accounts, the prosecution argued today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) has urged the federal government to immediately and completely support the efforts of the state government and private sector to procure approved vaccines in order to accelerate the vaccination rate in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) today announced a share placement which will see businessman Ong Yoong Nyock emerging as a substantial shareholder in the group.