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KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Global growth could add "several percentage points" and see benefits "in the trillions" if advanced economies release their extra vaccines to help developing countries whose reopening has stalled due to lack of vaccines, World Bank president David Malpass said.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Malaysia's daily Covid-19 cases surged to a new high of 13,215 today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd was awarded the Penang undersea tunnel project in 2013 because it had obtained the highest score among the eight shortlisted companies for the overall technical and financial assessment at the request for proposal stage, the Sessions Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccination rate exceeded 400,000 doses for the third straight day with 434,828 doses administered yesterday (July 14).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Malaysia reported a fresh record high of 11,618 new Covid-19 cases today, up from 11,079 yesterday — marking the second consecutive day that new cases came in above the 11,000-mark.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): The Sessions Court was told today that while the Penang government claimed that its undersea tunnel project was awarded to Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd via an open tender, former chief minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) had asked for the request for proposal (RFP) to be hastened.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 vaccination rate exceeded 400,000 doses for two straight days with 424,541 doses administered yesterday (July 13), up from 421,479 doses previously.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its subsidiaries have amended their writ and filed a statement of claim to seek a total of US$3.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): WCT Holdings Bhd said today its wholly-owned subsidiary WCT Bhd (WCTB) and Meydan Group LLC had yesterday (July 13) entered into a settlement agreement under which Meydan will pay WCTB AED726.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 14): Opposition lawmaker Tony Pua (pictured) raised the question today as to why there is “no strategic urgency to drastically boost the number of tests carried out” as he said the number of untested Covid-19 positive cases infecting the community is clearly still “very, very large”.