“What has happened in the UK has no bearing here. The Malaysian business is not affected. There is no bearing on Malaysia.”

The bids will be called ‘in the near future’ — works ministry.

IWCity is a subsidiary of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH), which owns 60% in IWH-CREC. Ekovest and IWH share a common shareholder in the form of Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo.

“The company will make the appropriate announcement to Bursa Malaysia in a timely manner in accordance with the Main Market Listing Requirements of the bourse, as and when necessary.”

High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah made the decision on the grounds that are “more or less similar” with his decision on a similar application by former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak in a separate case on March 1.

Abu Talib testified that he received cheque worth RM300,000 from the former PM, PMO.

Any plastic waste factories not sited within the park will be considered illegal.

“I believe if we can improve the mentality of the B40, especially in the low-cost housing schemes and improve the quality of life in terms of their knowledge, exposure, networking and communication, the whole country will see a leap in nation building.”

Tan Sri Lim Kang Hoo-linked stocks Ekovest Bhd and Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd (IWCity) recorded strong buying interest, with Ekovest surging to a one-year high of 97 sen, up 30 sen or 44.8% this afternoon. The counter was the most active on Bursa Malaysia with some 231.19 million shares traded as at 3.49pm.

Najib and Rosmah had filed the discovery application on Dec 31 last year while Baling Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who is the third defendant in the suit, filed the same application on Jan 22.