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KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The High Court here today has fixed Sept 6-7, 2021 to hear the prohibition order application by the Malaysian government against PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) and Saudi businessman Tarek Obaid from using over US$340 million (RM1.

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SHAH ALAM (March 16): S P Setia Bhd’s latest landed residential project in Setia Alam, Selangor has seen all 62 units of its double-storey terraced house fully booked within an hour after its online launch on March 14 (Sunday).

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia dropped further to 1,063 today, bringing the country's cumulative coronavirus infections to 326,034.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The High Court here today allowed for the apartment previously belonged to 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) former general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan to be auctioned off.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Cypark Resources Bhd said yesterday it has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Johor state government to participate in a waste-to-energy (WTE) project in Batu Pahat, Johor.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): Malaysia is expected to cross the high-income country threshold by 2025 under a baseline scenario, on the basis that the economy continues to expand healthily in the next few years, said World Bank.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The trial of former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng in the US for his role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal is expected to begin in June or July this year, the High Court here was told today.