[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's COVID-19 cases remain above 6,000, Myanmar's Suu Kyi appears in court for first time since coup

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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