As cost is still the main concern, the government’s political will in encouraging more developers to adopt the new building methods is needed to allow a paradigm shift.

Lawyer Muhammad Nizamuddin Abdul Hamid, whose firm Messrs Zharif Nizamuddin was appointed by the MACC late last year to help oversee its forfeiture application against Tarek Obaid, PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI), PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Ltd (PSOSL) (Incorporated in Barbados) and two others, confirmed this.

Active cases stood at 674 versus 668 reported yesterday, with 15 more Covid-19 patients discharged. This raised total recoveries to 9,250, representing a recovery rate of 92%.

Former aide Datuk Rizal Mansor: They [were] paid between RM2,000 [and] RM4,000 a month and I prepared the budget [for which] RM100,000 was given every month by her. I do not know whether the budget came from the Prime Minister's Department, but I got the amount directly from her every month. The cyber-trooper team was set up in 2012 and ceased in 2018.

Umno Pekan's counsel Datuk M Reza Hassan confirmed the decision with theedgemarkets.com, saying the court rejected the application as the sum was no longer in its bank account. The division is helmed by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also the Pekan Member of Parliament.

During examination-in-chief today, Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman, who is testifying against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the 1MDB-Tanore trial as the 10th prosecution witness, said he received a salary of RM93,000 a month as chief operating officer (COO) when he first joined 1MDB in August 2012. Mohd Hazem said that when he was promoted to chief executive officer (CEO) in March 2013, he received a salary of RM97,000. Furthermore, during his tenure, he received a five-month bonus in his first year when he was COO and a 10-month bonus when he was CEO.

The assets are “traced to an escrow account in the UK”.

Rented for: RM5,000 (RM4.80 psf); Concluded by: Catherine Wong (REN 23091) (019-663 3377) of Kith and Kin Realty Sdn Bhd; When: June 2020

Today, deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Mustaffa P Kunyalam is expected to finish Mohd Hazem’s reexamination before senior DPP Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram starts asking the witness several questions

Ho & Partners Architects executive chairman Nicholas Lik Chi Ho: The Hong Kong local government has been very supportive in pushing MiC.