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KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N) said it is considering its options regarding the RM156 million acquisition of land in Perlis from MSM Perlis Sdn Bhd, as the latter had indicated that it will not grant any extension of time to satisfy the conditions in the agreement.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Members of Parliament and public figures who have automatically received the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) cash handouts were deemed eligible based on their income tax assessment data for the year 2018.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): For the third time, the number of daily Covid-19 recovered cases in Malaysia outpaced the number of new positive cases, with 121 recovered cases against 109 new confirmed cases today.

PETALING JAYA (April 9): The Education Ministry will not reopen schools immediately right after the Movement Control Order (MCO) period ends, without considering students' safety first, Deputy Education Minister Senator Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon told Sinchew Daily.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Many Malaysians are not financially prepared if the Movement Control Order (MCO) were to be extended, according to a new survey released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A thief sneaked into a unit on the 19th floor of an apartment building in Taman Daya, Johor Bahru last week through an open toilet window.

ALOR SETAR (April 9): Kedah state government permits selected non-essential businesses to start operation during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, these include car and machinery repair workshops, fishing nets repair shops, selected construction activities and rubber products procurement companies, as reported in China Press today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): A spike in bandwidth usage has caused 4G download speeds to drop by a third during the second week of the Movement Control Order (MCO), revealed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

PETALING JAYA (April 9): An association of property developers has urged workers in the construction industry to accept pay cuts to help the companies employing them stay afloat, Free Malaysia Today reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Like most churches this Easter, the historic Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy, will be closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.