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KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 1): Malaysia's newly minted Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pictured) said Malaysia needs to learn to live with the coronavirus, as the country's daily Covid-19 cases remained high — although it declined to 18,762 today, down from 20,897 yesterday (Aug 31).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Newly-appointed Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told the media that there are no deaths linked to vaccination so far in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today called on the Malaysian Family to join hands in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic and to free the country of economic turmoil and political instability.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican has been appointed as the new housing and local government minister under the new administration of newly-appointed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Ahead of the announcement of the new Cabinet line-up later this week, speculation is rife on the possible names that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will announce to help him steer the nation out of the current health crisis that has led to an economic downturn.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): Malaysia’s total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered as of yesterday (Aug 20) topped 30 million, although the daily figure fell to 483,855 from 517,692 for the previous day, official data showed.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) will be sworn in as Malaysia’s ninth Prime Minister tomorrow (Aug 21), following the conclusion of the two-and-a-half-hour long special meeting among the Malay Rulers today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 17): New prime minister will be named by this Friday, reported Sin Chew Daily today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun issued a notice today, requesting Member of Parliament (MP)  to submit a letter stating their choice of candidate to be the country's next prime minister, news portal Malaysiakinireported today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 16): The outgoing Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin expressed her gratitude to the former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for leading Malaysia for close to two years and continuing to serve the country as caretaker prime minister.