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PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): With the transboundary haze still blanketing most parts of the country, the Selangor authorities have ordered all schools, public and private, closed tomorrow and Friday (Sept 19 and 20).

GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the South Reclamation (PSR) project took two years to get the green light from Putrajaya, according to a report from Free Malaysia Today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The Terengganu state government wanted to be out of Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) immediately after a boardroom tussle in the state fund, lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) claimed in the High Court today.

GEORGE TOWN (Sept 18): The worsening haze shrouding much of Malaysia has caused flight disruptions in Penang International Airport (PIA) today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The deadline of YTL Corp Bhd's privatisation offer for YTL Land & Development Bhd has been extended again to this Oct 7 from Friday (Sept 20).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi was the one who suggested to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to take over the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) from Terengganu Menteri Besar Inc (MB Inc) to form 1MDB, the High Court heard yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (caption) has asked for an early break in today's proceedings of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial to seek treatment for his eyes following the worsening haze engulfing the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The defence in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial told the High Court here yesterday that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho had bandied about several big names as possible directors and trustees for the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) and its foundation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Country Heights Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Low Kok Thai has resigned, just six months after being appointed to the post.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): Matrix Concepts Holdings Berhad is venturing into the healthcare sector by signing a Management Agreement for operational management of the Pusat Hemodialysis Mawar’s (PHM) specialist hospital division, hemodialysis centre and clinics in Bandar Sri Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan.