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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): The prosecution had put it to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) that there is no evidence that his bank statements were deliberately kept away from him by the persons authorised to manage his accounts, namely Datuk Azlin Alias and Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Datuk Rizal Mansor (pictured, right), a former aide and special officer to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has had his criminal charges withdrawn by the prosecution in the corruption case involving RM5 million in kickbacks over a solar hybrid project for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 8): The residential property market in Malaysia is expected to make a comeback in 2020, evident from the higher number of launches in the second half of 2019 (2H2019), said Knight Frank Malaysia managing director Sarkunan Subramaniam (pictured) in a press statement in conjunction with the launch of the real estate consultancy’s Real Estate Highlights 2H2019 today.

PETALING JAYA (Jan 8): The revival of notable mega infrastructure projects in 2019, namely the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and the Bandar Malaysia project in Kuala Lumpur that will house one of the stations of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR); and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) will continue to improve market sentiments and restore investors’ confidence, according to Knight Frank Malaysia in its Real Estate Highlights for 2H2019 released today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-Tanore trial judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said he would not entertain any more postponements with regard to the proceedings as he fixed more dates for the trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured, centre) admitted at the High Court today that he had benefited from the money allegedly deposited from fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, into his personal accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): The prosecution in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial asked Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak — who was the most powerful man in Malaysia when he allegedly stole RM42 million from the former 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) subsidiary — who had dared to forge his signature after the ex-premier repeatedly insisted it could have been falsified.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 8): Taliworks Corp Bhd yesterday clarified that its receivables due from Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash) was sold to special purpose vehicle (SPV) Starbright Capital Bhd, for a consideration of RM660 million.