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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): The High Court in Melaka has approved the scheme of arrangement between MDSA Ventures Sdn Bhd — a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Hatten Land Ltd, and its creditors.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 5): The Court of Appeal today agreed to grant a stay for some 204 Musang King Raub durian farmers from being evicted from their plantations pending the full appeal being heard in the appellate court.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 29): Genting Malaysia Bhd’s (GenM) operating unit Resorts World Genting (RWG) said in its latest notice that it remains open, and that the hotel and casino operator is not operating in the affected area where an enhanced movement control order (EMCO) is being implemented — at the Amber Court and Ria apartments — until Jan 6 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 18): Former Lembaga Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim's (pictured) family today failed to get a stay from the High Court here against the prosecution's move to gazette a notice of forfeiture involving RM16 million from them.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 16): The High Court here has directed Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) to file her defence against PKR’s lawsuit, which alleges that she violated an agreement she had with the political party when she left the group.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): The prosecution of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's (pictured) solar graft trial has closed its case after more than 20 witnesses testified during 33 days of hearing at the High Court.

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 8): The Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that the management of a car park was liable for negligence, FMT News reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 8): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) may file an application to expunge ex-chief inspector Azilah Hadri’s affidavit involving the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006 after the Federal Court today dismissed Azilah’s bid to set aside his (Azilah’s) conviction and death sentence, according to Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 8): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) is present in the Federal Court here today for the hearing of his application to intervene in former chief inspector Azilah Hadri’s bid to set aside his conviction and death sentence for the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in 2006.

TAIPING (Dec 3): The hopes of three house buyers in being awarded a total of about RM90,000 by the housing tribunal were quashed when the High Court here overturned the former’s ruling made last year.