'Utusan will live on,' says executive chairman
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Utusan Malaysia, the oldest Malay-language newspaper in the country, will carry on despite the operational shutdown of its former holding company Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd today, says the latter's executive chairman Datuk Abd Aziz Sheikh Fadzir.
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.
AmBank didn't tell 1MDB that Jho Low firms were major subscribers of RM5b bonds, witness agrees
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): AmBank, the lead arranger of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) RM5 billion bond programme, did not tell the fund that companies linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho was the major subscribers of its discounted RM5 billion bonds issued in 2009, the High Court heard today.
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.
DONE DEAL: Serviced apartment, D'Esplanade Residence, Taman Abad, Johor Bahru
Sold for: RM570,000 (about RM599psf) Concluded by: Usha A/P R Lachumanan (REN 17124) of Gather Properties Sdn Bhd (016-720 0135) When: August 2019 Noteworthy: ● Freehold ● 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms ● Built-up: 952 sq ft ● Fully furnished with fridge, sofa, cabinets, TV, mattresses, air-conditioners, water heaters Read also DONE DEAL: Courtyard apartment, Adora, Desa ParkCity, KL DONE DEAL: 3-storey terraced house, Halamanda @ Gombak, Selangor Sitting on top of KSL City Mall in Johor Bahru and surrounded by ample amenities, including eateries, supermarket and bank, D’Esplanade Residence is accessible via Tebrau Highway and Jalan Tun Abdul Razak.
China's 'golden week': Property sales plunge in major cities, says report
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): There has been nothing glittering in China's property market as sales in major cities of the Middle Kingdom experienced "one of their worst 'golden week' holidays in years", reported the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today.
Nazir's statement on MACC recovery plan for RM420m from 80 persons, entities
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The following is a statement by Datuk Seri Nazir Razak (pictured): I refer to media reports about the MACC recovery plan for funds totalling RM420m from 80 persons and entities who received more than RM 500,000 in alleged 1MDB monies.
No lawyers on board of TIA after Christopher Lee left
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), told the court that there were no lawyers on the board of directors of Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) after the resignation of lawyer Christopher Lee Sian Teik of Christopher Lee & Co.
Gardens Mall: Pedestrian bridge to Abdullah Hukum LRT-KTMB station ready by this month
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The pedestrian bridge linking Abdullah Hukum LRT-KTMB station to The Gardens Mall “is expected to be opened by this month,” reported The Star recently.
