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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Malaysia logged 3,847 new Covid-19 cases today — marking two consecutive days of daily infections staying above the 3,000 mark — bringing the country’s cumulative cases up to 238,721.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Improvements are urgently needed in the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) handling of Covid-19 patients in Categories 1 and 2 — meaning those with mild symptoms — as well as their close contacts to eliminate confusion and prevent possible flouting of the home quarantine standard operating procedures (SOPs) which can lead to an increase in community transmissions, according to the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Asian property tycoons are grabbing the limelight in Canada as their legal tussles are aired in the media.

(Feb 5): The shopping mall and retail industries and all businesses in our malls were initially relieved with the initial announcement that all business will be allowed to open with stricter SOPs.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents’ Association (TTDI RA) has today called on the KL mayor and Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan not to appeal over the Jan 27 Court of Appeal decision on the status of Taman Rimba Kiara (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): The National Security Council (NSC) has decided to “lift” the "20 people per home" limit rule for the Chinese New Year celebrations, which include reunion dinners, Malaysiakini reported on new standard operating procedures (SOPs) released yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): A total of 3,391 new Covid-19 cases was recorded by the Health Ministry today, compared with 4,571 yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): Were the two top executives of the Abu Dhabi wealth fund implicated in the 1MDB scandal convicted and jailed two days ago in the United Arab Emirates? According a Feb 3 news report by the Khaleej Times, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court had sentenced a former senior management executive of a government-owned company and its chief executive officer (CEO) to 15 years in prison for money laundering.

SHAH ALAM (Feb 5): Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) has called for former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to be cited for contempt over contents in his recently released book that touched on the Cradle Fund CEO murder trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): The implementation of the IAS 23 borrowing cost accounting standard in Sime Darby Property Bhd's financial year ending Dec 31, 2021 (FY21) is likely to cut its earnings for FY21 to FY22 by 10% to 14%, according to CGS-CIMB Research.