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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Site screening for Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s permanent deposit facility (PDF) was done in accordance with international standards, the mining company said.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 30): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today declined to disclose details over what transpired in the former premier's show cause against DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang and Malay Mail Online journalist Emmanuel Santa Maria.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 29): Former AmBank Islamic Bhd relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping has filed an application to strike out former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s suit against her, on grounds that this case is being used to bolster Najib’s defence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): The prosecution in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial has concluded its cross-examination on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today as the trial adjourns until Feb 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak denied that the former attorney-general (AG) Tan Sri Apandi Ali's decision to clear the ex-premier of wrongdoing in 2016 was wrong, as suggested by ad-hoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak told the High Court here today he knew "as a fact" that businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) was the conduit between him and the Saudi Royal family, which was why he had no communications with them about their "donation" to him.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak told the court today that he was not aware that the money he had been spending from one of his bank accounts were the funds transferred from SRC International Sdn Bhd, a former unit of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 23): Property tycoon Tan Sri Lim Soon Peng and Vital Spire Sdn Bhd are among the recipients of the cheques that Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had issued from his bank account that allegedly received money from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) denied that the letters from Arab royalty which were sent to him in relation to the donations he received were faked, as suggested by adhoc prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 22): While Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had decided to remove Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil as chief executive officer of SRC International Sdn Bhd amid complaints of financial misconduct, he remained as the mandate holder of the former prime minister's accounts.