DONE DEAL: Serviced apartment at Gateway Kiaramas, Mont’Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
Sold for: RM690,000 (RM928.
Ex-Auditor-General agreed to remove Jho Low's name from 1MDB audit report to prevent 'manipulation' by Opposition
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Former Auditor-General (A-G) Tan Sri Ambrin Buang had agreed to omit Low Taek Jho's attendance in a 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) board meeting from an audit report on the troubled fund to prevent the Opposition from "manipulating" the matter, a witness testified today.
Govt not broker for Kg Baru development: Khalid Samad
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said the government is not acting as a broker in the proposed plans to develop Kampung Baru in Kuala Lumpur, the Star reported today.
Najib lost trust in Gani Patail, says witness
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had lost trust in former Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail, and when then deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had raised the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) issue in cabinet, this may have led to both losing their posts.
Najib not satisfied with contents of 1MDB audit report: Ali Hamsa
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Former chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa told the High Court today that then Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had expressed his dissatisfaction with the contents of the audit report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) which was to be tabled before the Public Accounts Committee.
What were removed from the 1MDB audit report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Arul Kanda Kandasamy had their pleas taken again before the High Court here yesterday following amendments to the audit tampering charge.
Singapore company puts rebranded KL hotel on the market
PETALING JAYA (Nov 16): Singapore company ICP Ltd has put Travelodge City Centre, located near Central Market in Kuala Lumpur, up for sale as part of a strategy to become asset-light, the Edge reported today.
EPF wants to turn Wisma KFC into luxury-class hotel
PETALING JAYA (Nov 16): The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has sought approval from City Hall to convert Wisma KFC, its long-vacant office building in Kuala Lumpur into a 430-room luxury-class hotel, the Edge reported today.
Ikhmas Jaya sued for RM13.33m over alleged breach of agreement in serviced apartment project
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Ikhmas Jaya Group Bhd's wholly-owned unit Ikhmas Jaya Sdn Bhd (IJSB), which had been awarded a contract to undertake earthworks and other works for the construction of seven blocks of serviced apartments, is being sued by the project owner ASM Development (KL) Sdn Bhd, for alleged breach of contract.
Prosecution, Arul Kanda object to Najib's bid to postpone 1MDB audit tampering trial
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): The prosecution, and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer and president Arul Kanda Kandasamy, who is also the a co-accused in the audit tampering case, today objected to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's application to postpone the trial, which is scheduled to begin on Monday (Nov 18).
