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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 1):  The World Health Organization reported a record spike in global Covid-19 cases yesterday at 292,527, Reuters reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Malaysia recorded 12 new cases of Covid-19 as of noon today, bringing the total number to 8,976.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Tokyo (pictured) today saw another 463 new cases of Covid-19, marking another “single-day record”, reported Reuters.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): After the conviction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Tuesday, Datuk Bahri Mohammad Zin, the former director of the Special Operations division of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) remembers putting everything on the line during investigations into the 1MDB scandal in 2015.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Royal Pahang Durian Group’s legalisation scheme for illegal durian growers in Raub can be a boost for exports of the “King of Fruits” overseas.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): A video “that appeared” to reveal a Malaysian male repeatedly hitting a Nepali security guard with a truncheon is being heavily shared on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Malaysia’s unemployment rate, which rose to 5.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Health Director-General Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pictured) said there is no need to close schools and kindergartens in Kedah and Sabah, despite the re-emergence of Covid-19 cases there.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): YTL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust’s (YTL REIT) net property income fell 26.

KOTA KINABALU (July 30): Former Sabah Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Aman was stopped by police while he was on his way to the State Palace to meet Sabah Governor Tun Juhar Mahiruddin this afternoon.