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The particular Covid-19 is from case 26. He is a senior member of the Khazanah and UDA leadership.

It is learnt that at least one of them is under self-quarantine and will get checked soon.

Sources say the employee is Case 26, one of four new cases announced by the Health Ministry today.

COMMENT | Extension only fulfils Pakatan Harapan's fixation to keep manifesto promise, but decision not to sell Plus is right move.

Economics Affairs Minister Azmin Ali says existing offers are not so interesting.

UPDATED 12.20PM | Of the 784,000 people who applied for the scheme as at 10 last night, 672,000 were approved, says Guan Eng.

Shahril Ridza Ridzuan says he has no intention of 'engaging in a distracting debate'.

The sovereign wealth fund says it is providing advice and viewpoints to the gov't on the proposed sale of Plus.

COMMENT | Corporate observers say there is no major gov't project which escapes the scrutiny of Daim, and hence Mahathir.

Khazanah owns 51 percent of the nation’s largest toll concessionaire while EPF has a 49 percent stake.

Khazanh owns 51 percent of Plus.

Some 85 percent of its investments had been ‘overconcentrated’ in ten assets, according to a Public Accounts Committee report.

PAC chairperson Noraini Ahmad says the committee has accepted Khazanah's explanation on its investment losses.

The toll compensation write-off would be worth RM2.7b, while Maju is promising RM5.3b in investments.

He denies that the sovereign fund has been selling off national assets and accumulating debts.

COMMENT | Careful consideration needed so that Khazanah can maximise prices by considering timing and be above board.

The PM says business should be conducted by business people as the government is not good at it.