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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 - We've packed bite-sized highlights of the day's top news stories for you.
Local PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob is expected to announce his new cabinet tomorrow at 11am. The King consented to the line-up after meeting with the PM today.
UMNO's Azalina Othman urges the govt to appoint an Opposition MP as Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker, after resigning from the post. She says this will strengthen bipartisan cooperation.
Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says vaccination rates must go up before a booster dose can be considered, to protect the population from the Covid-19 Delta variant.
Msia reported another record high of 24,599 Covid-19 cases. The death toll exceeded 15,000, with a record 393 deaths today.
Nearly 60% of adults, or nearly 14 million people, have received 2 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. 80%, or nearly 19 million, received at least 1 dose.
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