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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Sungai Besar Umno division chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos said he has instructed his lawyers to file an application at the High Court to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al-Mahdzar’s legal action involving Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah's decision to not accept Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Cabinet meeting proposal to declare a state of emergency in Malaysia as the nation contends with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Among the many depressing figures showing the hardship faced by the urban poor living in low-cost flats, a couple of figures struck as an anomaly: 7% households earned at least RM5,000 a month, while 2% above RM7,000 a month as at September this year, according to data appended in the second instalment of a study commissioned by two United Nations (UN) agencies released on Oct 30.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Some dwellers of the Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) low-cost flats are paying higher rents than the rate charged by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), researchers found in a survey funded by two United Nations (UN) agencies.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): Malaysia reported 957 new Covid-19 cases today with two new clusters found, while its most populous state of Selangor recorded a spike in infections to a new record daily high of 225 cases, contributing 23.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd, a sister company of Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said 17 Covid-19 cases had been detected among its employees this week.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Malaysia reported 659 new Covid-19 infections today, 80.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to set aside their political differences and ensure Budget 2021, set to be tabled on Nov 6, is passed, saying the well-being of Malaysians should be put first in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) today said that the Batu Sapi by-election and Sarawak’s 12th state election will have to be held despite the current Covid-19 pandemic — unless a state of emergency is declared.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 31): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) application to intervene in the review application of the conviction and death sentence of former chief inspector Azilah Hadri, for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu 14 years ago, will be heard together with the review application on Dec 8.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Melbourne’s citizens tasted a “first weekend of relative freedom” after an almost four-month lockdown to combat the Covid-19 epidemic, Reuters reported today.