303: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia logs 4,743 COVID-19 cases, Sudan's PM, officials detained, internet down in apparent coup

<div>AMONG the headlines for Monday, October 25, 2021, Malaysia registers 4,782 new Covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours.</div><br /> <div>It is the lowest since June 22, when 4,743 cases were reported.<br /> <br /> </div> <div>Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the total number of infections to 2,436,498 since the pandemic hit the country. </div> <div>Also, Sudan's information ministry said today, the country's interim Prime Minister, Abdulla Hamdok, is placed under house arrest as a military coup unfolded in the northeast African nation.</div> <br /> <div>Earlier, the ministry said military forces had detained a number of senior Sudanese government figures as the country's main pro-democracy group called on people to take to the streets to counter the apparent coup.</div> <br /> <div>Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.</div> <br /> <div>We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.</div> <br /> <div>Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div> <div> <br /> <br /> </div>