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  KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia (GBG1M) is contesting the civil forfeiture suit filed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) against the youth organisation amounting to RM170,000 allegedly received from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Proceedings for Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) SRC International Sdn Bhd trial at the High Court here today had to be postponed until tomorrow as defence co-counsel Harvinderjit Singh is unwell.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali was forced to break up a brewing argument between the defence and prosecution in the Najib-SRC trial as key witness, bank official Joanna Yu (pictured), was grilled for the second day yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 24): Joanna Yu Ging Ping, the AmBank relationship liaison manager who managed the accounts of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak implicated in the SRC trial, was instructed to quit the bank in 2015.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) SRC International Sdn Bhd trial today won two rulings — the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) cannot prohibit AmBank from handing documents in relation to the former premier's accounts to the account holder, and the defence is allowed to refer to prosecution witness Joanna Yu Ging Ping's draft witness statement to compare with the one tendered and signed by her yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok has responded to allegations by environmental group Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) that native customary rights (NCR) land are being violated in the palm oil industry.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defence team grilled ex-AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping yesterday over the BBM (formerly known as BlackBerry Messenger) messages that were recovered from her phone, which was confiscated during the 2015 raid at the AmBank Raja Chulan branch here.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping told the High Court here yesterday that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, whom she met in 2008, had suggested code names be used for ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s accounts with the bank.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Former AmBank Bhd relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping, who denied yesterday that she was a “rogue banker” who acted in concert with fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, told the High Court yesterday that she only took instructions from former SRC International Sdn Bhd chief executive officer and managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, who is the mandate holder of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s  accounts with the bank.

  PETALING JAYA (July 22): S P Setia Bhd is giving out up to 10% rebate and RM50,000 cashback to purchasers of the Setia Eco Templer project that are participating in the Malaysia Virtual Property Expo 2019 (VPEX 2019) organised by EdgeProp.