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The defence team — led by Hisyam Teh Poh Teik and comprising Datuk Ahmad Zaidi Zainal and Hamidi Mohd Noh — had requested that his trial be held in Shah Alam via a written application on July 15.

Justice Datuk Su Geok Yiam ruled that the plaintiffs had failed to prove their claim against the bank on a balance of probabilities.

M+S was set up on June 27, 2011 to develop Marina One and Duo.

DWL said its wholly-owned subsidiary Million Rich Development Sdn Bhd and Titanium Hallmark Sdn Bhd have mutually agreed for the termination.

“I am not sure who is the bigger boss,” Yu quipped, to the amusement of those present in the court room — including Najib himself, who appeared to be shaking with laughter upon hearing Yu’s statement. 

Jho Low used quirky nomenclature, often referring to US$1 million as one "American pie" while each RM1 million was denoted as one "satay".

Najib's affirmed affidavit from another trial showed that the former premier knew that the RM42 million in his AmBank accounts came from SRC International Sdn Bhd as early as February 2016, contradicting his defence that he did not know the money came from the former 1Malaysia Development Bhd unit.

Umno is contesting the forfeiture suit filed against it by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on funds allegedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Yu had last week testified that Najib's signatures were required for any cheques for withdrawal on his accounts and that it was not possible for former SRC International Sdn Bhd chief executive officer to withdraw funds from the account.

“We would hope that they pay more attention to addressing the economy, tackling unemployment and other pressing issues instead of fighting among themselves.”