News about Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: Having gone through an eventful 2018, this year will be a year of reckoning for Malaysia, says the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) president Michael Kong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Bank Negara Malaysia's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to maintain the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Bukit Aman Police are confimred to be visiting Goldman Sachs' Malaysian law firm Rahmat Lim & Partners since this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Malaysian police were at the law firm of Rahmat Lim & Partners this morning to search for documents related to the three 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) bonds handled by Goldman Sachs.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Khadem Al Qubaisi, who has been detained in Abu Dhabi since 2016, claims that he is being made a “scapegoat” for the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, according to The Wall Street Journal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Fox Entertainment Group LLC, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp and FoxNext LLC (Fox) have filed a US$46.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): FGV Holdings Bhd has appointed Datuk Haris Fadzilah Hassan as group chief executive officer (CEO) effective today.

LONDON (Jan 22): Equanimity, the luxury yacht with an infamous reputation, failed to secure a buyer from an auction held since last year-end.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng Chong Hwa, who is facing 1MDB-related charges in the US and Malaysia, has filed an appeal at the High Court against an earlier decision by the Sessions Court, which rejected his bail application.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): The Election Commission (EC) has warned candidates in the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election that they may face stern action if they flout election regulations by treating voters to meals, giving gifts, holding official functions and misusing government assets for campaigning.