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COVID-19 cases from Sivagangga cluster detected in different states

Aug 08, 2020

COVID-19 cases linked to the Sivagangga cluster have now been detected in Perlis and Penang. 

Yesterday Penang reported one postive case, while ten were found in Perlis. 

Meanwhile the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 210. 

Bagan Serai bank closed for sanitisation process

Police in Perak explained that the bank in Bagan Serai that went viral recently, was closed for sanitizing purposes. 

This is after a worker there was in close contact with a COVID-19 patient.

Yesterday, a photo of the bank's closure notice went viral sparking public concern over an infection outbreak.

Betty Chew, wife to former minister Lim Guan Eng to be charged at MACC court next week

Betty Chew, wife to former Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng is set to be charged for money-laudering next week. 

According to her lawyer, Chew will be charged at the MACC Sessions Court in Penang for her involvement with a consultancy company. 

Meanwhile her husband Lim Guan Eng pleaded not guilty yesterday to a graft charge in relation to the RM6.3 billion Penang Undersea Tunnel Project. 

Guan Eng is accused of seeking 10% of potential profits from the completed project.