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KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): State governments were allowed to procure Covid-19 vaccines as long as these were approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA), said coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured)  in a statement today.

PETALING JAYA (May 18): Construction services company Tuju Setia Bhd secured a high-rise construction project in Seri Kembangan, Selangor worth RM189 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): The Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) said it supports the proposal for a more stringent Movement Control Order (MCO) in states which report a surge in Covid-19 infections, but is against a blanket lockdown.

PETALING JAYA (May 18): Shopping mall operators have stayed alert and implemented strict SOPs in curbing the spread of Covid-19, hence the malls should not be punished for any inadvertent outings by the visitors, said the shopping mall and retail associations.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary SCIB Properties Sdn Bhd has secured a RM120 million contract to build high-rise residential units within Sering district in Kota Bharu, Kelantan under the PR1MA Corp Malaysia affordable homes scheme.

KLANG (May 18): Employers in Selangor can now buy Covid-19 vaccines for their staff via the state government, The Star reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas (pictured) said Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram was appointed a senior deputy public prosecutor (DPP) in 2018 under Thomas' general control and direction as stipulated by law to lead in several high profile criminal cases, including Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's corruption trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Pesona Metro Holdings Bhd has bagged a mixed development project worth RM319 million for the construction and M&E (mechanical and engineering) works for a 44-storey office tower for Tenaga Nasional Bhd in Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA (May 17): As the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have accepted the scientific findings that coronavirus can spread through the air, scientists are now calling for a ventilation system to be overhauled to fight the pandemic, reported Bloomberg.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases clawed back above the 4,000 level today with 4,446 cases reported in the country versus yesterday's 3,780, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.