News by Syafiqah Salim

This return to the red was mainly due to impairment losses on goodwill and other assets recognised in the current quarter.

Daily new recoveries came in lower than new infections at 1,083.

S P Setia said it is constantly on the lookout for partners who are able to offer different areas of expertise that would complement and unlock the value of its landbank.

Six more deaths were reported, raising the national Covid-19 death toll to 1,244, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

"The results also showed that it is unlikely that the SE contamination discovered recently occurred at any of our farms."

Selangor topped the list with the most new infections at 403, followed by Kuala Lumpur (158) and Sarawak (124).

Meanwhile, two more Covid-19 related deaths were recorded, raising the total deaths to 1,225.

Active cases that carry high transmission risks dropped further to 14,782, as new daily Covid-19 recoveries — which came in at 1,503 — continue surpassing new infections

Malaysia today registered 1,219 new Covid-19 cases, a slight increase from the 1,063 reported yesterday, but marking the 12th consecutive day that new cases stayed below the 2,000 mark.

Selangor topped the list of states with the most number of new cases at 499, followed by Sarawak (225 cases) and Johor (169).