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KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): In a rare move, Malaysia's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has invited opposition lawmakers from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) to the ministry's office in Putrajaya to discuss the country's Covid-19-driven National Recovery Plan (NRP) with Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz on Thursday (July 15), during which the DAP representatives presented a RM45 billion recovery and stimulus plan for the MOF's consideration.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): Malaysia's daily number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses fell to 406,763 yesterday (July 16) from the record high of 460,158 on Thursday (July 15), according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the country's Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The Government is considering giving flexibility to companies to operate in full capacity if their employees are fully vaccinated, said the Coordinating Minister for Malaysia’s National Recovery Plan Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): The Penang state executive council led by former chief minister Lim Guan Eng (pictured) in 2014 had approved the transfer of ownership of the two lands connected to the Penang undersea tunnel project to two third-party companies, in return for the work that has been done by Consortium Zenith BUCG Sdn Bhd, the Sessions Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) imposed on all 34 sub-districts in Selangor will be lifted at midnight tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Malaysia's Covid-19 cases declined to 12,541 today from yesterday's all-time high of 13,215, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PETALING JAYA (July 16): Retail mall and theme park associations urged the government to provide “vaccination dividend” to the people who have been vaccinated to enjoy more freedom to move and work.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Malaysia has granted conditional registration approval for the use of the Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the pandemic, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): The Federation of Malaysian Fashion, Textile and Apparel (FMFTA) claimed today the industry has been facing an estimated RM163 million worth of losses a day as operations in Malaysia were shut due to Covid-19 pandemic-driven movement restriction policies to curb the pandemic.

PUTRAJAYA (July 16): The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by the federal government and transport minister against the High Court's decision to grant a stay to Dhaya Maju LTAT Sdn Bhd.