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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.

PHILIPPINES (Nov 1): A super typhoon hit Catanduanes island in the early hours of 4:50am (4.

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): 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): Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai (pictured) said he personally had "nothing to do with" a report on alleged China business links of a son of US presidential candidate Joe Biden, Reuters reported Lai, however, said “funds from his private firm had been used to fund it”.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 31): The Affordable Housing Group Cameron Highlands (pictured) has called on the government to fund more affordable housing “as the last low-cost flats were built nearly 40 years ago” while the low-income groups “have been priced out of newer projects”, reported FMT today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Online sales for condoms made by Klang-based Karex “shot up by seven-fold during the first half of this year” owing to the numerous movement restrictions to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, reported Channel News Asia (CNA).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): The Employees Provident Fund echoed Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s sentiment that EPF savings are for the future, and said that larger problems could arise in the future if its members are allowed to access their Account 1 savings to address the challenges they face due to Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Malaysia reported 799 new COVID-19 cases today — an increase from 649 yesterday — with three deaths.