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With today's decision, Azilah's death penalty stands unless he is granted a pardon by the Selangor ruler, for which he has filed an application.

Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah: We are considering filing an application to expunge the affidavit since the apex court has decided not to accept what Azilah had claimed.

In a filing to Bursa today, it said there are no other corporate developments that may account for the sharp rise in its share price.

Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed: The outcome would not affect the proposed intervener (Najib) as he is not connected to the subject matter. We dismiss the application but allow his representative to hold a watching brief

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin: I would like to inform market investors in Malaysia that the announcements [by private companies related to Covid-19 vaccines] do not mean that they are procured by the government. So far, the only procurement made by the government is with COVAX for 10% of the population, and Pfizer for 20% of the population. These arrangements are made directly by the government without the use of any middleman or third party

Najib, who arrived at the court at 9.10am with his aide today, was seated in the public gallery when Azilah, who was handcuffed, entered the court.

Tropicana said its independent and non-executive director Loh Chen Peng, 66, who is also a member of the group's risk committee, has resigned from the board due to health issues, with effect from Dec 5. At the same time, another independent director Datuk Tang Vee Mun, 47, has been made a senior independent director, with effect from yesterday.

They are the Malawati cluster in Selangor and the Awan Lembah construction site cluster involving Selangor and Kuala Lumpur

Among the new infections, three were imported cases while 1,597 were local transmissions.

The reopening is subject to changes depending on the current situation.