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PUTRAJAYA (May 18): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s (pictured) appeal against his conviction on all seven charges related to RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds came to a close today with the Court of Appeal deferring its ruling to a later date.

PETALING JAYA (May 18): Construction services company Tuju Setia Bhd secured a high-rise construction project in Seri Kembangan, Selangor worth RM189 million.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary SCIB Properties Sdn Bhd has secured a RM120 million contract to build high-rise residential units within Sering district in Kota Bharu, Kelantan under the PR1MA Corp Malaysia affordable homes scheme.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases clawed back above the 4,000 level today with 4,446 cases reported in the country versus yesterday's 3,780, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): AEON BiG (M) Sdn Bhd said today Malaysia's Federal Court on April 20, 2021 dismissed Mega Continental Sdn Bhd's leave application to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the Penang High Court's ruling in a lawsuit initiated by hypermarket operator AEON BiG against Mega Continental involving the lease of a property in Bandar Alor Setar, Kedah.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Mohd Hazem Abd Rahman told the court today that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak was involved in fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho's “nefarious agenda” when the sovereign wealth fund’s subsidiary raised US$3 billion in bonds for a sham joint venture with Abu Dhabi in 2013.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): Three armed robbers ran away with various gold jewellery after they had raided a gold shop in Kompleks Idaman at Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur on May 16, reported Sinar Harian.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 17): The Malaysian government, through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), has filed a suit against lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah for alleged unpaid taxes of RM9.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Malaysia's new Covid-19 cases fell to 3,780 today, from 4,140 yesterday, bringing cumulative infections to date to 470,110.

PETALING JAYA (May 15): Malaysian property veteran Michael Geh (pictured), president of Fiabci East Asia Multi National Chapter and Raine & Horne International Zaki + Partners Sdn Bhd senior partner, passed away at the Penang General Hospital today.