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PUTRAJAYA (Sept 11): The Sabah State election is set to proceed as scheduled after the Federal Court today dismissed an application by former Tamparuli Assemblyman Datuk Jahid @ Noordin Jahim for a stay of the polls pending the disposal of the “two Chief Ministers” case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali characterised the conviction of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured), last July 28, as the worst case of abuse of position.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Transmile Group Bhd's founder and former CEO Gan Boon Aun (pictured) is appealing against his conviction by the Sessions Court for furnishing misleading financial statements to Bursa Malaysia in 2007.

GEORGE TOWN (Sept 7): A dog owner was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here for animal cruelty after she admitted to neglecting two dogs in March last year, reported Malay Mail.

GEORGE TOWN (Sept 4): The first Courtyard by Marriott in Malaysia, and also the 17th Marriott International brand in the country, has opened its door to public.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has set Oct 26 to decide on Deloitte PLT’s application for a judicial review to quash a RM2.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 26): The Court of Appeal has fixed Sept 7 to hear an appeal by former Sabah chief minister Tan Sri Musa Aman and 32 other assemblypersons against the dismissal of their judicial review application to challenge the decisions of the Sabah governor to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly and the Election Commission (EC) to hold a state election.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): Some creditors of Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd have raised the issue of whether the High Court of Malaya has the jurisdiction to hear the company's application to be placed under judicial management.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd case has filed a notice of appeal against the sentences imposed by the High Court on July 28.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): The High Court today struck off the civil lawsuit filed by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and five others against Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over the termination of their membership in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).