Malaysia needs strong reforms to boost long-term growth — World Bank

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Malaysia, which is on the verge of crossing the high-income nation threshold, needs to implement strong reforms by investing in human capital, increasing female force participation and implementing policy changes that improve productivity growth to boost the country's economic growth in the long run, according to the World Bank.

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Umno lawyer disputes prosecution claim RM20 million returned to Najib

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): A lawyer from UMNO yesterday disputed the prosecution's assertion that former CIMB chairman Datuk Seri Nazir Razak had purportedly helped to cash in three cheques totalling RM20 million from his older brother Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was then the country's prime minister and chairman of 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) advisory board, and given the money back to Najib.

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