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KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): The High Court has fixed July 8 to hear carpet businessman Deepak Jaikishian’s application for an inter-parte injunction to bar Boustead Holdings Bhd, its subsidiary Bakti Wira Development Sdn Bhd and four others from engaging in any dealings concerning three plots of land measuring 223 acres in Kapar and Bukit Raja, Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today confirmed that Singaporeans with MM2H visas can enter Malaysia if they have no symptoms of Covid-19 and are fit enough to travel, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi had previously told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Article 117 was never invoked, defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah pointed out today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) told the High Court here today that he had not struck a deal with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the government to testify against ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in exchange for him (Shahrol) escaping criminal charges linked to the 1MDB-Tanore trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysia has continued to see a decline in the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country as the number of daily patients who have recovered from the coronavirus came in at 20, which again outpaced new cases with only two detected today.

PUTRAJAYA (June 30): The withdrawal of charges against former Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka OC Phang should not be used as a reason to disallow the seizure of more than RM37 million in purported illegal proceeds from nine companies and individuals, the Federal Court was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysia Building Society Bhd (MBSB) is targeting a loan growth of 3% to 4% for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2020 (FY20), amid uncertainties brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) agreed that certain documents involving the restructuring exercises to repatriate 1MDB's US$2.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Former federal territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's (pictured) corruption trial has concluded at the High Court here today after the last witness for the defence gave his testimony.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): Malaysia's trade performance returned to surplus in May 2020, reporting a trade surplus of RM10.