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KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): An overwhelming response to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine registration process saw the system being jammed up in the initial hour, and the entire 268,000 slots taken up in about three hours.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 2): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases rose back above the 3,000 level today, after Selangor recorded a jump in infections to 1,200.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 1): Kuala Lumpur and Selangor residents who want to take the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be able to book their slots from noon tomorrow on a "first click, first served" basis.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): KLCCP Stapled Group, which comprises KLCC Property Holdings Bhd and KLCC REIT Management Sdn Bhd, has appointed Md Shah Mahmood as its new chief executive officer effective May 1, 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has appointed Abd Rahman Abu Bakar (pictured) as assistant governor, effective May 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 cases stayed above the 3,000 mark for the third straight day, as 3,788 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, according to health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): While more than half or 55% of Malaysian respondents prefer a mostly virtual work environment, only 28% are able to disconnect from work outside of working hours, weekends included, and make full use of their annual leave entitlement, according to PwC Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd is looking at launching new property projects towards the second half of 2021 (2H21) once market conditions improve.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) wholly-owned subsidiary Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd has appointed Adenan Md Yusof as managing director (MD) effective Monday (May 3, 2021) to contribute towards the development of the EPF's estimated 920ha (about 2,300 acres) Kwasa Damansara township in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Kuala Lumpur has an average of 1,554 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 population from Jan 1 to April 29, exceeding the national average of 853 cases and leading all the states.