New anti-graft plan after slew of scandals
PUTRAJAYA (Jan 30): Amid the slew of financial scandals seen since the change in regime last year, such as the ones involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd, Lembaga Tabung Haji and the Federal Land Development Authority, the Pakatan Harapan government yesterday launched a five-year action plan to stem similar misdeeds in the future.
Sepang fire claims two lives
PETALING JAYA (Jan 29): A fire broke out in a bedroom in Taman Desa Vista in Sepang, resulting in the deaths of two individuals today.
UPDATED: Fire at Bangsar Utama leaves 30 homeless – reports
PETALING JAYA (Jan 28): A fire had broken out at the KTM's longhouse quarters in Bangsar Utama, near the Bangsar LRT station and Sri Pahang flats, leaving 30 people homeless, reported the New Straits Times.
BN retains Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat
TANAH RATA (Jan 26): Barisan Nasional (BN) retained the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat after its candidate Ramli Mohd Nor, 61, won in today’s by-election there.
Tycoon Lee Kim Yew extends interest-free loan to Country Heights for a seventh time
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): Country Heights Holdings Bhd said today its executive chairman and major shareholder Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew (pictured) has agreed to a further extension of the tenure of a loan for another 12 months until Jan 21, 2020.
UPDATE: Cops raid Goldman Sachs M’sian law firm over 1MDB abuse
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): Officers from the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) yesterday raided Messrs Rahmat Lim & Partners, the local law firm used by global bank Goldman Sachs in its 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) dealings, and left with a box of documents and laptops.
Cops meet with Goldman Sachs' M'sian law firm
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Bukit Aman Police are confimred to be visiting Goldman Sachs' Malaysian law firm Rahmat Lim & Partners since this morning.
Police search for documents at M'sian law firm representing Goldman Sachs
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.
IGB REIT 4Q net profit down 9.9%
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): IGB Real Estate Investment Trust’s (IGB REIT) net profit for the fourth quarter (4Q) ended Dec 31, 2018 slipped 9.