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KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): UK PM Boris Johnson (pictured) was discharged from a London hospital yesterday where he was treated for COVID-19, say reports.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 13): Resorts World Genting said its resorts at Genting, Awana, Kijal and Langkawi will continue to be closed until April 28 this year, in line with the extension of the movement control order (MCO) announced last week.

KUALA LUMPUR: Uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has weighed global economic growth prospects, with no exemption on Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health said there was a spike in Covid-19 cases at Selangor Mansion, with an additional 32 confirmed infections there today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said the rapid test kits from the US are currently being evaluated but noted that there are some issues in terms of production, as it requires materials from Taiwan.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 12): With the help of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) and Majlis Syura Jemaah Tabligh Masjid Seri Petaling, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has detected four sub-clusters of infections in several madrasah and tahfiz schools that have had close contacts with infected individuals that are related to the Sri Petaling Mosque (pictured) cluster.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): While Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah agrees that the government should be planning on how to slowly return life to normal for Malaysians after the movement control order (MCO), he feels it should postpone allowing barbershops and hair salons to operate, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Singapore, for months hailed at home and overseas as the “gold standard” for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday moved to defuse escalating criticism over how it has handled a surge in infections within foreign worker dormitories that activists had earlier flagged as public health risks due to their cramped conditions, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (April 10): The quality of a property's maintenance and management could play a decisive role in determining the property’s value in a buyer’s mind, says real estate agent co-founder of Kith and Kin Realty Freeman Woo.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): The Malaysian government, which announced today that it will extend its partial lockdown till April 28, has agreed that selected economic sectors will be allowed to resume operations in stages, under strict movement control order and healthcare guidelines.