AMONG the headlines for Monday, 24 May, 2021, Malaysia continues to record more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases, as intensive care units in the country continue to struggle with the influx of patients.

Many of the 6,509 new COVID-19 cases were from the Klang Valley area. Selangor logged one-third from the total with 2,049 cases while 530 were found in Sarawak.

Also, Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi appears in person at a court hearing today for the first time since her government was overthrown by the military in a Feb. 1 coup.

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