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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Umno will hold a virtual special meeting of its Supreme Council tomorrow to discuss the latest political developments, party secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan announced today. In a post on his official…

PETALING JAYA: The health ministry has reported 15,764 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the second consecutive day that the number of infections has dropped. In a tweet, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the total…

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Bursa Malaysia ended the morning trading session lower, with the key index remaining below the 1,500-point level, dragged down by weak market sentiment. At 12.30pm, the benchmark FBM KLCI had fallen 4.79 points to…

KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition MPs’ attempt to march from Dataran Merdeka to Parliament was short-lived, as Federal Reserve Unit personnel armed with riot shields blocked them from going further. The MPs had earlier gathered at Dataran…

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Malaysia administered 480,122 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine yesterday (Aug 1), down from 519,111 shots the day before. A total of 298,236 individuals received their first dose yesterday, while the remaining 181,886…

PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan was admitted to hospital last Friday (July 30) due to heart problems, reports Utusan Malaysia. A source told the Malay daily that…

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): Bursa Malaysia rebounded from last week’s downtrend to open higher this morning as bargain hunting emerged on the back of improved market sentiment. At 9.06am, the benchmark FBM KLCI had added 2.54 points to 1,497.14…

KUALA LUMPUR: There is a heavy police presence along the road heading towards Parliament on Monday (Aug 2). This is in anticipation of several opposition lawmakers including Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is expected to go…

(Aug 2): Bitcoin retreated Monday back toward US$40,000 after climbing over the weekend to the highest levels since May. The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 3% and was trading at US$40,380 as of 7:03 a.m. in Hong Kong. Other virtual…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme (NIP) needs to be ramped up, especially in states that are seeing a sudden spike in fresh infections to effectively control the spread of the virus. Epidemiologist Professor Datuk…