Covid-19: Malaysia reports 1,348 new cases, pushing actives past 18,000 mark, with five more deaths
Selangor, contributed 535 new cases today, and topped the list of states with the most daily cases for the eighth straight day
Selangor, contributed 535 new cases today, and topped the list of states with the most daily cases for the eighth straight day
The KVDT2 contractor had last month applied to the High Court to enter judgment against the Malaysian government and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong for terminating its contract and owing the firm about RM137 million.
According to news reports, Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim is facing three counts of bribery involving RM5.2 million linked to road projects in Perak and Kedah, and nine counts of money laundering involving nearly RM140 million, while his brother Datuk Abdul Latif Abdul Rahim is charged with abetting him.
The income distribution for the year is lower than last year's total distribution of 5.5 sen per unit, comprising a five sen distribution and a half-a-sen bonus. It is also the lowest distribution in ASB’s 30-year history.
The private placement aims to raise up to RM280 million
MoH director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah noted that there were five groups of healthcare workers with the highest number of Covid-19 infections, namely nurses, medical officers, healthcare assistants, assistant medical officers and graduate medical officers.
Three of the clusters were identified at construction sites in Kuala Lumpur, namely Bina Residen in Lembah Pantai with 294 cases, Bina Kasih in Kepong with 43 cases, and Sinar View, also in Kepong, with 32 cases.
Kossan halted operations at the plant from Dec 4 after 427 employees tested positive during company-wide screenings of closed to 7,000 employees.
The new cases raised Malaysia's cumulative confirmed Covid-19 infections to 97,389, from just 65,697 cases at end-November.