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PUTRAJAYA (April 10): The Federal Court today unanimously dismissed ex-premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's three appeals in relation to the seven criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering charges in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Datuk Osman Sapian has quit as Johor menteri besar (MB) effective yesterday.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 10): Ahead of the tabling of the White Paper on the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) in the Dewan Rakyat today, the agency lodged a police report, claiming it was cheated into signing a one-sided deal in its purchase of PT Eagle High Plantations Tbk (EHP) from Indonesia’s Rajawali Group.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) director general Datuk Dr Othman Omar had yesterday evening lodged a police report at the police commercial crime unit here, claiming that it was cheated into entering into a "one-sided" deal for the sale and purchase of Eagle High Plantations TBK (EHP), owned by the Rajawali Group, two years ago.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): There appears to be a boardroom tussle brewing in Seacera Group Bhd.

  PETALING JAYA (April 8): A proposed high-rise mixed development project located on a plot of land in near the Asia Jaya LRT station has met with protests from Section 14 residents.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Pavilion Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has opted not to participate in the ownership of the under-construction Pavilion Bukit Jalil mall to avoid unwanted risks, but believes the asset will be worth reconsidering upon its completion, said its manager.

  PETALING JAYA (April 5): Datuk Mohd Sayuthi Bakar was sworn in yesterday as the new Petaling Jaya mayor, and has said that his top priority will be to keep every part of the city clean, including housing and commercial centres.

  KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said the PAC has finished taking statements for its probe into the Johor-Singapore Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) system.

    PETALING JAYA (April 4): The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has called for greater scrutiny over sale of government land, saying there were suspicious land deals that have led to the encroachment of the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (BNFR).