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Azlan Shah Jeffril, 49, whose company Profound Radiance Sdn Bhd was appointed by the ministry to run and manage one-stop centres (OSCs) for foreign visa applicants in a few countries, testified that a sum of RM2 million he had given to Zahid personally was for charity work and political donation.

The source from the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) confirmed that the IRB has discharged Naban, whose full name is Palpanaban Devarajoo, as its lawyer in the case.

Razak Osman, 52, is the eighth and latest witness in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's graft trial, which enters its 10th day.

The ministry's deputy secretary-general (management) Datuk Othman Semail said he had advised the former premier against the project as he had doubts over the ability of Jepak — a transport and car rental firm — to undertake the RM1.25 billion project.

In a statement today responding to recent social media posts, UJ said Lim was not involved in the decision-making for the above restructuring exercise or any decision that pertains to UJ.

In an economic update today, the research house said the Malaysian economy ended 2019 on a low, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowing sharply to 3.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 4Q19, from 4.4% in the previous quarter, its slowest quarterly y-o-y growth since 3Q09.

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Malaysia said in a statement on Facebook today the 114 new deaths comprised 108 cases in Hubei, and one each in Hebei, Shanghai, Fujian, Shandong, Yunnan and Shaanxi.

As prosecution witness Junaith Asharab Md Shariff was deemed to have contradicted his statements in court, Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed deputy public prosecutor Gan Peng Kun to treat Junaith as hostile and to cross-examine him over discrepancies in his statement.

As such, earnings per share fell to 4.61 sen, from 5.45 sen a year ago.

This follows an earlier Heads of Agreement with SHSB’s shareholders, Prihatin Ehsan Holdings Sdn Bhd and Training Camp Aabata Sdn Bhd, for the acquisition of 90% of SHSB last October.