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PUTRAJAYA (June 19): The Federal Court has fixed July 17 to hear the prosecution's appeal against the Court of Appeal (COA)'s decision to allow former Federal Territories minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's bid to change the judge presiding over his RM1 million graft trial.

PETALING JAYA (June 18): The Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) preventive measures for preschools and kindergartens will be very hard to maintain over long periods, Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy told FMT today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): The High Court has set June 24 to hear the submissions of both parties in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial following the prosecution's application to amend the charges levelled against former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and former 1MDB president and CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): YTL Corp Bhd's net profit for the third quarter ended March 31, 2020 dropped 66% to RM29.

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KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The action of National Audit Department (NAD) director (governance sector) Datuk Nor Salwani Muhammad, who had recorded the Feb 24, 2016 meeting of top government officials without their knowledge, could be deemed as unethical, according to former chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa.

PETALING JAYA (June 17): Hong Kong will dramatically ease social-distancing measures this week, allowing public gatherings of up to 50 people and the resumption of wedding banquets as the city keeps a lid on coronavirus infections, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Genting Malaysia Bhd announced today that the casino and hotel operator's Resorts World Kijal and Resorts World Langkawi will reopen on Thursday (June 18).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): Former chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Ali Hamsa said then 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) president and CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy did not pressure then auditor-general Tan Sri Ambrin Buang into altering the troubled fund's audit report during a meeting in February 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 16): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering trial of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy has resumed today, after one member of Najib's defence team was cleared of Covid-19.