The group also saw its quarterly revenue slip 20.37% to RM282.37 million.

"The next case management date will be on June 1."

The father of four was also charged with causing mischief by damaging the apartment’s security barrier under Section 427 of the same Act, and threatening the victim under Section 506.

Selangor registered 637 cases, followed by Kelantan with 401 and Sarawak with 356.

“WFH is the norm and more employers are becoming more flexible with their WFH arrangements."

The defence had requested for the trial to be postponed as one of its team members is under quarantine due to being in close contact with a number of Covid-19 positive patients.

The government had banned all passenger flights from and to India from entering this country since April 28.

The economist said there is hope that, if implemented, any new restriction order can spare the bulk of economic activities, like in January when factories and shops could stay open even if social and religious activities were curtailed. That would limit the economic damage.

The 1MDB-Tanore trial was slated to continue today for two days before Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah. Najib and his team of lawyers were supposed to wrap up arguments in his SRC appeal on May 6 at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya. 

April data suggested that output grew for the first time in nine months. The pace of growth was the strongest recorded since June 2020.