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KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that up to 16,000 people attended that ijtima’ tabligh event at Sri Petaling Mosque from Feb 27 to March 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, had tested positive for COVID-19, the BBC reported citing a statement from the prime minister's office today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) confirms that an independent board member has tested positive for COVID-19.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced nine new cases of COVID-19, raising to 158 the total number of cases in Malaysia so far.

PUTRAJAYA (March 12): It has now turned out that Malaysia’s first sporadic case of COVID-19 can actually be traced to the religious event in a mosque in Sri Petaling, reported The Star.

PUTRAJAYA (March 12): Malaysia will decide whether to delay or cancel the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2020 summit it is scheduled to host in November, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): Larut Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has resigned as non-executive chairman of South Malaysia Industries Bhd after less than nine months in the role.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): All masses and public gatherings in Catholic churches of Peninsular Malaysia have been suspended until March 29, 2020, as a precautionary measure taken in line with the recommendation of the Ministry of Health.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The judge in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s graft trial reminded the latter’s lawyer today that a former government official currently testifying in the case is not the accused person, after the lawyer asked the witness if he had pulled strings to obtain payment for a project.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The 1MDB-Tanore trial, which was scheduled to start today after a long hiatus since November, has now been postponed as its lead defence counsel was in proximity to a person who is currently being tested for the COVID-19 virus.