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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah has called wanted financier Low Taek Jho a liar for claiming he is not the mastermind of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, as portrayed publicly.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): In his first interview with the media since fleeing Malaysia in 2015, Penang-born fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known Jho Low, repeated that he is a scapegoat for the alleged fraud of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), according to reports from ST published today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): The department store model is still relevant but technology and social media must be used “so that they appeal to the younger generation”.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 4): The internal probe by the judiciary into allegations of possible judicial misconduct — raised by Court of Appeal judge Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer in an explosive affidavit last year — had to be halted due to police investigations.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 3): In the war of words over the management of the Tunku Abdul Rahman University College or TAR UC between political parties MCA (pictured) and DAP, the former has now defended its management of the college’s hostels.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Affin Hwang Capital Research forecasts YTL Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (YTL REIT) to grow its distributable financial year 2020-2021 earnings (FY20-21E) by 9% year-on-year, driven by higher contributions from Green Leaf Niseko Village, JW Marriott KL and Brisbane Marriott Hotel, and lower financing cost for its Australian dollar borrowings.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): Hiap Huat Holdings Bhd is buying 4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): News of a building about to collapse in Kuala Lumpur which is causing massive traffic congestation is just fake news.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 23): Property developer ASM Development (KL) Sdn Bhd (ASMDKL), a unit of Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd, has countersued Econpile Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Econpile Holdings Bhd, for almost RM346 million for its failure to carry out work at its Maju Kuala Lumpur project, in response to a suit filed by the construction contractor in March this year.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 20): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) ordered a construction site at Angkasapuri in Lembah Pantai to close yesterday due to sanitary and hygiene violations, the Star reported today.