Kejuruteraan Asastera abandons plans to venture into solar business
KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): Electrical and mechanical engineering company Kejuruteraan Asastera Bhd (KAB) has called off its solar energy investment venture.
COVID-19: Pilgrims' rally in Indonesia postponed
KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): A Muslim pilgrims’ event which is supposed to host thousands of people at the South Sulawesi province in Indonesia has been postponed over fears of the COVID-19 spread, a local official told Reuters.
Just stay home, Muhyiddin appeals to Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR (March 18): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pictured) has appealed to all Malaysians to "just stay home" to adhere to the 14-day Movement Control Order that came into force today, to break the chain of COVID-19 infection.
Financially-distressed Jepak seeks judicial management
KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd, the company that was initially awarded an RM1.
Judge reminds Rosmah’s laywer of who is on trial
KUALA LUMPUR (March 12): The judge in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s graft trial reminded the latter’s lawyer today that a former government official currently testifying in the case is not the accused person, after the lawyer asked the witness if he had pulled strings to obtain payment for a project.
Rosmah asked former education sec-gen to speed up payments to Jepak
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Former education secretary-general Datuk Seri Alias Ahmad said Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor had asked him to speed up the signing of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd’s contract for the solar hybrid power project so that progress payments to the company could be released.
Najib cleared way for Jepak to obtain advance payments from MoF
KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, when he was prime minister and finance minister, helped to clear way for Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd to obtain interim and advance payments of over RM190 million from the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
Rosmah graft trial: Former MoE official says Jepak did not furnish details of solar project
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): A former education ministry official told the Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor graft trial today that Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd was required to give feedback over its proposal to implement a solar hybrid project for rural schools in Sarawak.
Butlers received two luggage bags of cash delivered for ‘Ma’am’: Witness
KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): Two butlers were present at the door of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s official residence in Putrajaya to receive two luggage bags of cash, a witness told the court today.
