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Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said that while he understands the judge is bound by the Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP), the lawyer said he cannot perform under current circumstances.

Quarterly revenue fell 7.1% to RM140.8 million from RM151.5 million after the Covid-19 pandemic hit its retail and hotel segments, it said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday.

During cross-examination, the accused Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah asked Shahrol whether he knew the reason for the termination of Ernst & Young (EY) as 1MDB's auditor. He noted that EY lasted "hardly a year" as the fund’s auditor.

The SOPs cover shopping complexes, supermarkets, hypermarkets, departmental stores, boutiques, clothing stores, and mini-marts, said health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement yesterday.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the matter was raised during a meeting with the National Security Council (NSC) this morning, when it was discussed whether parents should be fined RM1,000 or brought to court, if found to have taken their children to such places without a good reason.

Of the 35 local transmissions, about two-thirds or 22 of them involved foreign nationals, health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement.

The 27 Bersatu members said they fully support the formation of Perikatan Nasional (PN) as a coalition of political parties, which uphold objectives contained in the PN memorandum of understanding. The Bersatu members said that for the sake of the people’s well-being and the country’s political stability, they had agreed that Bersatu joins PN.

Lead Deputy Public Prosecutor in the trial, Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, said he intends to initiate the proceedings because an article quoting Najib in March contained serious allegations.

Riza, who is the stepson of the accused, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, will be added to the witness list.

The three named by deputy public prosecutor Faten Hadni Khairuddin are Kee Kok Thiam, Tan Vern Tact and Geh Choh Hun, who are the 16th, 17th and 18th respondents in the forfeiture case.