News about Malaysia

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 26): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) had today arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for questioning again on graft allegations related to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (September 25): Despite reports by property consultancies and real estate agents that say house prices will pick up in the second half of 2019, Rehda Institute chairman Datuk Jeffrey Ng Tiong Lip considers it unlikely.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian property market has bottomed and more property purchasers are expected to return to the market in the coming months, according to Ahmad Zamzuri Kamarudin, the organising chairman of the Klang Valley edition of the Malaysia Secondary & Primary Property Exhibition 2018 (MASPEX2018 KL) organised by the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA).

The 1Malaysia Development Bhd asset recovery team is in the midst of efforts to recover RM974 million that have been distributed to local individuals and groups by Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Do you know that more than 60% of the recently released Hollywood blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians was shot at Malaysia’s very own Carcosa Seri Negara? Indeed, the much-raved about movie has renewed interest in the historic estate which seemed to have lost its shine over the years.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 21): Those who like to chope or reserve parking spaces are liable to a fine or time behind bars, said the police.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) was granted bail of RM3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): The application to have fugitives listed on the Interpol red alert takes time, as the protocol is subject to the agency’s rules, said the Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Consumer spending — which accelerated during the tax holiday period from June to September that saw a mad rush for automotive purchases — is expected to decline from the fourth quarter (4Q18) onwards following the implementation of the sales and service tax (SST) on Sept 1, say economists.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): It is not unheard of for staff to sign letters on behalf of their employers, said former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) yesterday in a Facebook post as he defends the authenticity of several letters, purportedly from Saudi royalty, that he claimed were proof that the US$972 million that went into his AmBank account were personal donations to him.