Landslip: Taman Lagenda Mas, Cheras, residents forced to move out
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Residents of four blocks of town houses in Taman Lagenda Mas, Jalan Mas 11, Cheras had to vacate their homes following a landslip incident on Oct 3.
PM Mahathir: Private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls can be considered
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can consider private sector proposals to reduce highway tolls because the government is unable to eliminate these charges immediately due to the high expenses involved.
Ex-1MDB CEO agrees that TIA was not Najib's idea
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi concedes before the High Court today that the beleaguered state-owned fund was not the ‘baby’ of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as its inception was not mooted by the former prime minister.
Shahrol: I wouldn't blame Najib for trusting Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) and then 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), agreed with the defence’s suggestion that he does not blame former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for trusting fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and Casey Tang Keng Chee, which was former 1MDB executive director of business development.
Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 to further grow economic complexity: Azmin Ali
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (SPV 2030) is aimed to further grow economic complexity and propel the nation towards high value-added economic activities, said Minister of Economic Affairs Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Difficult to imagine PLUS in the hands of private entities, says Khazanah MD
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): As PLUS Malaysia Bhd is a strategic asset of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, its managing director Datuk Shahril Riza Ridzuan said it would be difficult to imagine the highway owner and operator in the hands of a private entity.
Ahmad Maslan denies receiving 1MDB money
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Barisan Nasional lawmaker Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has denied receving money from strategic development company 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Dr Mahathir: 'Yes, we can sell' PLUS Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can sell highway owner and operator PLUS Malaysia Bhd to private entities on the condition that the government still participates in the company's future decision making.
High Court maintains 1MDB audit report tampering trial dates, urges prosecution to file documents quickly
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The High Court has maintained the dates set for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) president and CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy's trial relating to the alleged tampering of the troubled fund's audit report.
