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PETALING JAYA (May 11): Former PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) stated today that he resigned as chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) on Feb 24 as it rejected him and went against his advice, The Star reported.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): Hong Kong singer/actor superstar Aaron Kwok held an online online charity concert held last Saturday Cheer Up And Dance and it drew in more than 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): A study has shown that men’s blood has higher levels of “a key enzyme” compared with women that is used by the virus that causes Covid-19 to infect cells, Reuters reported.

PUTRAJAYA (May 11) : Come May 13, those who attend court proceedings nationwide would be required to fill in forms, have their body temperature taken, wear face masks, and practice social distancing in open court seatings at designated places before being allowed in.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 11): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) says there have been flip-flops in government policies with no clear-cut guidelines given for workforce testing before businesses resumed operations under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): The Ministry of Health (MoH) aims to bring the number of daily new Covid-19 infections, which it has largely kept within the double-digit range since mid-April, down further to single-digit figures within the next two weeks.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 10): Malaysia recorded 67 new Covid-19 infections today, with the majority of them — 49 or 73% of the new cases — found among foreign nationals, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

PETALING JAYA (May 10): The PJ Old Town market along Jalan Othman and the surrounding areas have been placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): The Ministry of Health (MoH) said a new cluster with 12 positive Covid-19 infections — all foreign workers from Bangladesh — had been detected in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): The retail and hospitality sectors were among those that have been badly hit as travel had come to an almost complete halt due to Covid-19, The Edge reported today.