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Unlike in the past, most people nowadays no longer picture themselves spending their sunset years in old folks’ homes, at the mercy of their caregivers, with only their children’s visits to look forward to.

2020 has not been an easy year, with the Covid-19 pandemic and a series of Movement Control Orders (MCO).

PETALING JAYA (Jan 14): Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (pictured) has tested positive for Covid-19 infection and has been admitted to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UUMC) here, according to a report by Astro Awani.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): Malaysia reported today a fresh record high number of newly-confirmed Covid-19-infected individuals at 3,337, which brought the country’s cumulative figure of cases due to the pandemic to 147,855 so far.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): The unconditional mandatory takeover offer on TA Enterprise Bhd (TAE) by major shareholder Datuk Tony Tiah Thee Kian (pictured) is viewed as unfair, but reasonable, and shareholders urged to accept the offer.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): As two of Malaysia's closest neighbours, Singapore and Indonesia, kicked off their vaccination programmes, Malaysia's Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote a blog post to give an update on what Malaysia's vaccine procurement process is like — why it is not slow in getting its vaccines — and the delivery schedule that Malaysians can expect.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): Critical services such as frontline patrolling units, the PLUSRonda, will be traversing the North-South Expressway on 24-hour loops to ensure the safety of its customers and to assist them during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period from Jan 13 to 26, says highway concessionaire PLUS Malaysia Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): A total of 69 Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) branches across Malaysia will not be operational temporarily starting from today (Jan 14) due to the re-enforcement of various levels of the nation’s movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) has urged the government to provide financial relief to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 14): The Federal Court has today dismissed an appeal by former Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Nor Adam (pictured) to set aside the High Court's decision granting leave to initiate contempt proceedings against him.