The Health director-general said that of the total 8,674 positive cases detected in the country as of July 7,70.25% (6,092 cases) were asymptomatic while 29.75% (2,582) were symptomatic.

He said the high number of asymptomatic cases was detected due to the ministry's targeted screening done at, for example, areas placed under enhanced movement control order (MCO), semi-MCO and targeted MCO.

Malaysian students, on the other hand, have gone to the UK, Australia, the US and Egypt to pursue higher education.

But the Covid-19 pandemic affected pretty much every sector worldwide and scuppered the dreams of many to study abroad.

And the passionate artist in 27-year-old Luqman Hakim who is autistic was approached by the coffee chain, invited to their flagship store at Starbucks Reserve in Berjaya Times Square and treated to a "Coffee Chat" — an interactive journey between a barista and customer which encompasses learning about the origin of the coffee.

The company’s shares listed on the Malaysian stock exchange have surged by more than 255% this year as of Thursday, according to Refinitiv data. Its Singapore-listed shares experienced a similar jump of over 256%, the data showed.

This was discussed between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Muhyiddin Yassin in a telephone call on Friday (Jun 26), said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a press statement on Saturday. 

The two leaders agreed to establish a Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and a Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) for different groups of travellers. 

Health Minister Adham Baba said from January up to June 13, there have been 50,511 cases of dengue fever and 88 deaths.

During the same same period last year, there were 56,819 cases and also 88 deaths, said Datuk Seri Dr Adham.

South-east Asia's third-largest economy began lifting most coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday, after the government declared that the outbreak was under control.

Schools will be reopened in stages, beginning with students facing public examinations and equivalent international school examinations this year, Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said.