News by Chester Tay

Lead defence counsel Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah maintained that it would be better to start the trial on Sept 3 if not end of next week to give sufficient time for the defence to prepare.

The MACC officer said they took Suboh's statements six times, the first of which was recorded in Abu Dhabi.

...to prove that a thank you letter she sent to Najib and his wife is genuine.

Rosli also rejected claims that Najib had been duped in the SRC scandal.

Trial judge Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah will make a final confirmation at 4.30pm tomorrow on whether to start the hearing on Tuesday or Sept 3 as requested by the defence after receiving updates from Datuk V Sithambaram, the appointed prosecutor in the ongoing SRC International Sdn Bhd case.

Arul Kanda has originally filed an application on Monday (Aug 19) to the High Court, seeking to unfreeze his two CDS accounts and compensation for loss of share value and investment opportunities arising from the freeze.

MACC investigating officer (IO) Senior Assistant Commissioner Rosli Hussain was shown an article from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and he said it was not the WSJ report that resulted in the investigations.

However, defence lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah requested that the trial to be postponed until Sept 3 this year.

In a joint statement by Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economic Affairs, they said the Cabinet had met on Aug 14 this year and agreed to the reopening of registration on Sept 1, 2019. "This would be an opportunity for new Bumiputera contractors, especially the younger generation who are technically qualified to more actively participate in the construction industry, particularly in securing government projects," the ministries said.

Rosli told the High Court that Low left Malaysia through Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport on May 29, 2015, while Nik Faisal left the country through KLIA on May 7 last year, two days before the 14th General Election, which saw the country change its government.