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There were three new Covid-19 related deaths in Sabah, raising the country’s death toll to 155 or 1.03% of total cases, said health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Malaysian Association of Amusement Theme Parks & Family Attractions (MAATFA) president Tan Sri Richard Koh: The recent spike of Covid-19 is making the turtle retreat back into its shell. Just when people were feeling more confident about going out, this new spike reversed it. Attendance at theme parks and attractions have declined by between 40% and 90%, depending on state and the number of Covid-19 cases there

In a statement yesterday, the bank said the employee was found to be COVID-19 positive today and is currently under quarantine, adding that the employee had been away from the office since Oct 1 and was only briefly present in the office on Oct 7.

The MOH announced that three new clusters of infections have been detected, namely the Atap cluster (four positive cases) in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; the Bah Lada cluster (four positive cases) in Hilir Perak, Perak; and the Bah Sahabat cluster (10 positive cases) in Marang, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.

Amid concerns over the recent spike in the number of active cases.

On the rationale for the HOAs, UEM Sunrise said for phase 3 of the SILC, it has decided to collaborate with AME Elite Consortium to develop an integrated industrial park development.

WeWork Southeast Asia and Korea head of growth Ray Tan: By moving away from fixed workspace commitments, re-allocating budget to other key business priorities can help keep businesses afloat.

In a report Oct 8, The New York Times (NYT) reported that the fund-raiser, Elliott Broidy, 63, was charged with a single count of conspiring to violate foreign lobbying laws, according to a court filing that became public on Thursday.

The proceeds will also be used to defray fees, costs and expenses in relation to the sukuk programme and for capital expenditure and investments.

The new daily cases, which again surpassed the daily recoveries — 18 today — raised the number of active cases, which carry transmission risks, to 3,703 from 3,351 yesterday.