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KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan's trial over charges of money laundering of RM2 million he allegedly received from former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak and making false statements in relation to the matter will now be heard at the High Court.

LONDON (July 13): British retailers have reported a record annual increase in sales in the three months to the end of June, reported Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): A total of 204 staff members at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) vaccination centre (PPV) in Shah Alam have tested positive for Covid-19, according to Coordinating Minister of National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Malaysia’s daily vaccination rate shot up to 419,650 doses on Monday (July 12) — the highest number so far since the country started its vaccination programme in late February, compared with 291,217 doses administered on Sunday.

SHAH ALAM (July 13): The vaccination centre (PPV) at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) in Shah Alam closed today as one of its staff tested positive for Covid-19.

KUCHING (July 12): Frontliners and members of the public at the Kuching Covid-19 vaccination centre had an amusing surprise when a special guest – T-Rex – showed up for his jab on July 11, reported Malay Mail.

HONG KONG (July 12): Hong Kong-based property developer New World Development’s (NWD) has decided to tear down and rebuild two of the seven blocks of its hottest-selling project –The Pavilia Farm, in Tai Wai after discovering serious construction defects, reported Nikkei Asia.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has made it compulsory for workers employed by manufacturers within Selangor enclaves placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) to be tested twice a week using the Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) to determine early if workers have contracted the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the Covid-19 pandemic.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases fell to 8,574 today, after staying above the 9,000 level for the past three days.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak has failed in his bid to obtain a court order to compel the prosecution to supply him with documents relating to Goldman Sachs in his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore criminal trial.