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KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): English foodwriter and TV chef Nigella Lawson (pictured) has announced on Twitter that her "head is in a spin" when she received an invitation from the UK’s NHS to get her Covid-19 vaccination, reported the Daily Express.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) claims Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is not qualified to be the prime minister as he has lost majority support, adding that the emergency proclamation sought by Muhyiddin was based on "lies".

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Yong Tai Bhd has denied rumours in the social media that its Covid-19 vaccine application has been rejected by the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) testified today that while he was told that 1MDB was used to fund Umno, during his tenure, he had seen no such evidence of money from the government investment fund benefitting Umno or former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.

SINGAPORE (Feb 15): The government’s tourism voucher coupled with school holidays have boosted the demand for staycation in Singapore hotels, but challenges are still there with the absence of international travellers, according to The Straits Times report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Malaysia today logged 2,176 new Covid-19 cases — the lowest number of daily infections recorded in the past 30 days.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Despite being aware of possible elements of criminal wrongdoing in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), its former chief executive officer (CEO) said he went along with the instructions given to him by purported master conspirator Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) as the ex-CEO was fearful of then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Several 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) meetings involving senior officials were held at purported master conspirator Low Taek Jho's apartment as he could not be seen at the government fund’s office giving advice, the High Court heard today.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 15): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's appeal to remove senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from prosecuting her has been fixed for hearing on April 8 at the Court of Appeal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15):  The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has advised Internet users to always to always exercise caution when providing their personal information when using social media and online applications, especially dating platforms.