204: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia's daily COVID-19 cases breach 8k, ASEAN nations oppose arms embargo on Myanmar

<div>AMONG the headlines for Friday, 28th May, 2021, Malaysia  logs a total of 8,290 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, making this the highest daily figure since the pandemic hit the country last year.<br /><br /> Selangor recorded the most with a total of 2,052 infections.<br /> <br /> Also, ASEAN who is leading the diplomatic effort to end bloodshed in Myanmar, has nine of it’s Southeast Asian states urging the United Nations not to endorse a freeze on arms sales to Myanmar.<br /> <br /> The nine states wrote a letter to nations sponsoring a draft UN General Assembly resolution on Myanmar, where a February 1 coup has sparked mass protests and a bloody crackdown by the military-led junta, asking to remove a sentence calling for "an immediate suspension of the direct and indirect supply, sale or transfer of all weapons and munitions" to Myanmar.<br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.<br /> <br /> </div>