Ex-chairman Ooi Chieng Sim quits Heng Huat's board amid drug charges
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Ooi Chieng Sim, the former chairman of Heng Huat Resources Bhd, has resigned from his position as non-independent and non-executive director of the company.
Ex-education minister denies receiving RM50,000 bribe from Jepak
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): Former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid today rebuffed Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's suggestions that he allegedly received a bribe of RM50,000 from Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Saidi Abang Samsudin.
Witness: Najib was the one who told me Saudi donation was for election
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): The fourth witness in Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd trial, former Malaysian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Arab Saudi Professor Datuk Syed Omar Alsagoff, told the court that he was informed by the former premier — and not by the palace — of the purpose of the Saudi donation.
Mahdzir: Rosmah personally called to ask me to follow Najib's orders
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): After telling the former education minister to hurry up with the approval of the solar hybrid project in June 2016, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor called Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, asking him to just follow her husband Datuk Seri Najib Razak's instructions.
Vahana offer to merge with Eversendai
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): Eversendai Corporation Bhd (Eversendai Group) founder Tan Sri AK Nathan has proposed to inject his own company Vahana Holdings Sdn Bhd's (Vahana Group) liftboat business into the former, which is involved in oil and gas and construction, the Star reported today.
Wuhan virus: Mainland China death toll rises to 908
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): A total of 908 people had died in Mainland China from the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak as of yesterday (Feb 9) after 97 new deaths were reported nationwide, the Chinese government said today.
MACC phone call audio recording played in Rosmah's trial
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): The prosecution requested for a phone call recording between former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to be played in court so that a witness could verify if it was their voices in the clip.
Coronavirus outbreak gives local durian industry the sniffles
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): The novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak in China has impacted unexpected victims: Malaysia’s during sellers.
China battles on: Increase in the number of patients recovering from coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): Good news is emerging from China as the country’s National Health Commission is reporting increase in the number of patients recovering from the novel coronavirus infection (2019-nCov), reported Xinhua.
Berjaya Land inks concession agreement with Yangon govt for RM3b mixed project
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand)'s public housing and mixed development project in Yangon, Myanmar — which it previously announced in September — now has a revised estimated gross development value (GDV) of US$746.
