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KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The resumption of the hearing of the government’s RM250 million civil suit against National Feedlot Corp Sdn Bhd (NFC), its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail and nine others, has been postponed to Sept 1.

NEW YORK (June 11): The developer of a 43-story luxury condo building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood sued Malaysia’s biggest bank for reneging on agreements to provide more than US$162 million (RM689 million) in syndicated construction loans and “effectively thwarting” the project, Bloomberg reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): As Covid-19 infections remain low in Malaysia, authorities are looking at easing border controls when the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) ends on Aug 31, starting with its neighbours which have successfully curbed the spread of the coronavirus.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low traveled to Kuwait last September, slipped past international arrest notices and authorities in the US and Malaysia seeking him for his alleged role in the multibillion-dollar state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) fraud, says the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): The withdrawal of the 46 corruption and money laundering cases against former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman today was done as it was no longer tenable to continue with his prosecution, said Attorney General (AG) Tan Sri Idrus Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s lawyer Mohd Haniff Khatri Abdulla said the attorney general must thoroughly explain the decision to withdraw all 46 corruption and money laundering charges against Tan Sri Musa Aman (pictured), to address potential negative perception or doubt among Malaysians.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured), his son Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir and four others have filed a suit against Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the Registrar of Societies (RoS), seeking a declaration that they are rightful members of Bersatu and that their posts in the party remain intact.

PETALING JAYA (June 9): The RM35 billion Short-Term Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) will benefit the industrial, residential and hospitality sectors in the property market, said real estate consultancy Knight Frank Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman (pictured) thanked the members of the prosecution and Malaysia's judiciary for acting objectively, professionally and without prejudice in going through the facts of the 46 corruption and money laundering charges made against him.