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KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 24): Malaysia is set to pay RM300 million in compensation to Singapore after deciding to terminate the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) contract and instead undertake the project without Singapore’s participation, a source said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to 1,348 today from 2,062 reported yesterday, with 761 cases or 56% of the new cases coming from Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 23): The tourism industry is asking for more assistance as the situation has not improved -- the industry is in need of higher wage subsidy, discounts for utilities as well as waiver of fees, licenses and permits, said Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): The city’s new guidelines on liquor is “a positive move that will benefit all parties” and called on “residents and stakeholders to accept” them, mayor Datuk Mahadi Che Ngah said in a report by The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Lembaga Tabung Haji ex-chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim (pictured)  has applied to strike out his corruption and money laundering charges, claiming the charges are defective and groundless.

SINGAPORE (Dec 23): Aspen (Group) Holdings is set to transfer the listing of its shares to the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange from the Catalist board.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) has announced a total distribution of 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Most of the Northern Hemisphere is now going through winter, and it is no exception for the northeastern Chinese city Harbin.

RAWANG (Dec 23): The second phase of Illaria Hillside Homes @ Gamuda Gardens, developed by Gamuda Land, has seen 80% of the 116 linked homes snapped up by buyers after the virtual launch on Dec 12, 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Some of us may have fancied or imagined that we can escape the Covid-19 pandemic by going to some remote region of the planet, such as Antarctica.