Amhari, Azlin, Jho Low: Najib's 1MDB trio

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): If fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (also known as Jho Low) was the “unofficial adviser” to Datuk Sri Najib Razak, the late Datuk Azlin Alias, who died in a helicopter crash in April 2015, and Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin would be the sidekicks of the former prime minister in handling 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) affairs.

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REITs in favour

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s two biggest banks, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, said last week they expect Bank Negara Malaysia to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by another 25 basis points (bps) by year end, reflecting rising expectations of one.

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Maybank roped in for Penang megaproject

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC) said it had overcome a hurdle in the contentious Penang Major Roads and Third Link development as Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) had been roped in to provide financing for part of the project.

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