Latheefa: I released recordings to stop officials from engaging in criminal activity

KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Latheefa Koya said she released audio recordings allegedly related to the dealings of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and its former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd, involving former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak so that officials from the MACC, Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Prime Minister’s Office would never again be involved in criminal activity.

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SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020 postponed to August

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): US-based Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International (SEMI) is postponing SEMICON Southeast Asia 2020, the region’s premier event for the global electronics manufacturing supply chain, from May 12-14, 2020 to Aug 11-13, 2020.

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Another OPR cut likely, say economists

KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): Economists are not discounting another cut in Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) key interest rate down the road, amid the various internal and external headwinds from the COVID-19 outbreak to weak global trade.

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