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  KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak today claimed trial at the High Court here to three counts of money laundering involving RM47 million in 1Malaysia Development Bhd's former subsidiary SRC International Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): JCY International Bhd (JCY) has agreed to receive 133.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is of the opinion that the government should not sell off the loss-making national carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd, and that the turnaround plan mooted during his tenure as prime minister to save the airline was working.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Former defence minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has no objection to the investigation that will be carried out against him and former officers in the Defence Ministry (Mindef) over the alleged leakage of government funds believed to be in excess of RM500 million under the ministry's land swap deals involving development projects.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Khazanah Nasional Bhd executive director (investment) Datuk Hisham Hamdan has been appointed the new chairman of UDA Holdings Bhd, the Ministry of Entrepreneurship Development announced yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd has proposed to raise up to RM147 million via a private placement to third party investors, to fund its Indonesian financial district development joint venture (JV).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): Women hosts on Airbnb make up almost 50% of all hosts in Malaysia, and they earn an average annual income of RM5,793.

PETALING JAYA (March 13): A flight from Saudi Arabia was forced to return to the Jeddah airport en-route to Malaysia when it was discovered that a passenger had left her baby at the airport’s terminal.

  PUTRAJAYA (March 12): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas told the Court of Appeal yesterday that the prosecution is under public pressure from within and outside the country to ensure that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s criminal breach of trust and money laundering trial begins as soon as possible.

PETALING JAYA (March 12): Regional mall 1 Utama Shopping Centre has soft launched the first Korean themed retail zone in Malaysia.