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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases rose slightly to eleven today, from nine reported yesterday, bringing total cases in the country to 9,114.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Two lawyers, including one who had represented former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, are questioning why Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) is allowed a stay in paying the RM210 million fine after he was found guilty of all charges by the High Court in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case last month.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi handed over 92 cheques totalling more than RM76 million to Yayasan Al-Falah from 2016 to 2018 via law firm Lewis & Co, despite not being a trustee to the foundation, a partner with the law firm confirmed in court today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): One in four people surveyed, said they are more likely to move house in the next 12 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Knight Frank research showed.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): Some 53% of buyers said that their budget for property purchase has either remained unchanged or increased since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a Knight Frank Global Buyer Survey revealed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) has accepted two letters of appointment (LOAs) with a total contract sum of RM17.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The fateful Feb 24, 2016 meeting — which led to the alleged tampering of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report — could not be considered as an exit conference meeting because an exit conference can only be chaired by the auditor-general, the High Court heard today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 12): Short-term rental activities have contributed as much as RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 12): The Ministry of Finance said it is confident that Malaysia will be able to regenerate its economy after the Covid-19 crisis settles down, highlighting the country’s sovereign ratings which are “still at high levels”.

ATLANTA (Aug 12): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has closed down several buildings it leases in in the city as Legionella bacteria have been found in the buildings’ water systems owing to the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, reported CNN.