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At about 12:22pm, High Court deputy registrar Mahyudin Mohd Som informed the parties involved in the case of the warning by the authorities when lawyer Harvinderjit Singh was cross-examining former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping.

Speaking to reporters at the 640-km rail project's relaunch ceremony here, MRL chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak said local contractors who were appointed before the project was suspended will be called back to resume their work.

The hotel is located in the city centre of Bangkok and is conveniently located next to the BTS Asok Skytrain and Sukhumvit Metro Station.

The cases involve the implementation of the Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid System Integrated Project, which includes the supply and installation of solar hybrid systems in 369 rural Sarawak schools in 2016 and 2017.

MRL chief executive officer Datuk Seri Darwis Abdul Razak: We are ready for full-scale civil works be it earthworks, foundation works and piling works on multiple sites along the 223-km stretch in a bid to ensure the entire project is delivered in seven years.

Former AmBank customer relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping will continue to be cross-examined by the defence with focus on her exchanges with fugitive businessman Jho Low.

In a media briefing today on the implications of the US-China trade war, BNM Economics Department director Fraziali Ismail. said the central bank estimated that even if the US and China goes into a full blown trade war, where every trade between them is tariffed, his team estimated that global growth will be cut to 1.5%.

"The current unscheduled water disruption in Petaling, Klang, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Hulu Selangor, Kuala Langat and Kuala Selangor has already adversely affected the manufacturing sector in terms of production loss as well as customer and investor confidence."

Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia (GBG1M) is contesting the civil forfeiture suit filed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against the youth organisation amounting to RM170,000 allegedly received from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Najib's lawyer Wan Aizuddin Wan Mohammad had asked for an adjournment and told the court that Harvinderjit, who had been cross-examining former AmBank relationship liaison manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping, was sick.