FLASH: Bank Negara Affordable Housing Fund: 2,840 applications amounting to RM472.7 million were received
Bank Negara Affordable Housing Fund.
Green lights for Penang Tunnel, and other mega projects among pre-Budget carrots
PETALING JAYA (Oct 10): The government is anticipated to ink the development agreement for the long-held up controversial Penang tunnel project tomorrow morning just before the Budget 2020 tabling, sources said.
Orang Asli hand over 'bribe money' from 'logging company' to MACC
IPOH (Oct 10): A group of Orang Asli handed over RM15,000 in alleged bribe money supposedly from a logging company to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday, the Star, Harian Metro and Berita Harian reported.
1MDB-Tanore trial: 'Someone in AmBank' helped Jho Low make RM494m from flipping 1MDB bonds in 2009, defence says
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Someone may have conspired in AmBank to help two companies linked to Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, make some RM494 million in profit from flipping 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) bonds the first day it was issued, counsel to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said during the 1MDB-Tanore trial today.
Utusan Melayu ceases operations
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd is ceasing operations today, according to an internal circular to employees.
Country Group Securities linked to Jho Low’s father, says defence
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial has revealed that Thailand-based Country Group Securities Pcl, which was involved in the flipping of a RM5 billion Islamic medium term notes (IMTN) issued by the fund in 2009, is linked to Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng — the father of fugitive Low Taek Jho.
DPM: Govt mulling sinking fund for industries to reduce impact of disasters
PUCHONG (Oct 8): The government is considering the creation of a “sinking fund” to increase industry player's responsibility in managing and restoring disasters in the country, according to a Malay Mail article today.
PM Mahathir: Private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls can be considered
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can consider private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls because the government is unable to eliminate these charges immediately due to the high expenses involved.
Difficult to imagine PLUS in the hands of private entities, says Khazanah MD
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): As PLUS Malaysia Bhd is a strategic asset of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, its managing director Datuk Shahril Riza Ridzuan said it would be difficult to imagine the highway owner and operator in the hands of a private entity.
