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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): The parties tasked to implement the debt rationalisation plan of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) did not follow the original plan, former second finance minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (pictured) told the High Court today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): RHB Banking Group is partnering Malaysian Retail Chain Association (MRCA) to support more than 400 leading retail chain store operators, franchisers as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through the Malaysia International Retail & Franchise Exhibition 2019 (MIRF).

SINGAPORE (Aug 8): International hotel operator and developer Banyan Tree Holdings will launch its 42nd project in Phuket, named Skypark, in Singapore on Aug 17 to 18.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) saw a total of RM606.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 5): Further escalation on trade tensions between the US and China could prompt Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut interest rates again as early as November — bringing them down to levels not seen since March 2011 — to mitigate any impact on domestic growth, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): A further reduction in interest rate by the US Federal Reserve in the second half of the year (2H2019) will provide more room for Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to adjust the overnight policy rate (OPR) downward again, says Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC).

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Sime Darby Property Bhd, the country's largest property developer by land bank, saw 72% of the 24 semi-detached homes on offer at its Laman Lakeside development in Bandar Bukit Raja, Klang, Selangor taken up when it was unveiled to the public last weekend.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Eight premises related to Magmatrans (M) Sdn Bhd, Vonstar Resources Sdn Bhd and Vonstar Sdn Bhd in the Klang Valley and Penang were raided during a joint operation involving Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the Royal Malaysia Police and the Immigration Department Malaysia yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 2): A transfer of RM27 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds — code-named “Eagle 27” — into former premier  Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 880 account was misrepresented by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) as a donation from royalty, when it had actually originated from SRC International Sdn Bhd’s account.

  PETALING JAYA (July 27): Using information from the National Property Information Centre (Napic) and Bank Negara Malaysia, The Edge Malaysia reported in its latest issue that home prices in Kuala Lumpur have contracted for three consecutive quarters year on year.