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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): The Ministry of Health (MoH) today announced the highest daily confirmed Covid-19 cases with 5,725, bringing the country's total cumulative infections to 203,933 cases.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The previous highest recorded daily cases was 4,275 recorded last Saturday (Jan 23). It is worth noting that Malaysia's daily new cases have reached four digits in the past 50 consecutive days since Dec 10, 2020.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>More than half of the new cases reported today, or 3,126, came from Selangor alone, according to a press statement by MoH. Of these, 2,559 cases (81.9%) were from identified clusters and close contract screening actively conducted by the ministry in the field.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Kuala Lumpur came in second highest today with 687 new cases, followed by Johor with 684.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Unfortunately, 16 new deaths were registered today, resulting in a total death toll of 733.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Meanwhile, 3,423 Covid-19 patients were discharged today, raising total recoveries nationwide to 157,722 or 77.3% of overall cases.</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>But as recoveries lagged new infections today by a significant margin, active cases that carry transmission risks touched a new high of 45,478.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>With the rising number of active cases, a total of 301 patients are currently being treated in intensive care units with 115 of them requiring breathing assistance.</p></div>


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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (May 19): The unity government condemns the actions of those who try to intimidate and threaten the safety of MPs in the country.</p>

<p>Unity government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said such shameful action should not be directed at any MP, whether they are backbenchers or from the Op...

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<p>This year as Malaysia and China commemorate 50 years of diplomatic relations, enhanced collaboration, and cooperation between the two nations will prove beneficial. The potential for the strengthening of bilateral relations is most recently demonstrated by the numerous commercial agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) worth billions of ringgit that both countries inked.&nbsp;</p>


<p>For more than a decade, the Malaysian government has been pushing commercial and residential properties to adopt renewable energy (RE) options such as solar power. The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia was also set up in 2011 to help facilitate this mission. Today, while interest has picked up among commercial lots, many Malaysians still aren’t adopting it at home.</p>
