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KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases dropped to one today, the lowest daily figure since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): The High Court has fixed July 8 to hear carpet businessman Deepak Jaikishian’s application for an inter-parte injunction to bar Boustead Holdings Bhd, its subsidiary Bakti Wira Development Sdn Bhd and four others from engaging in any dealings concerning three plots of land measuring 223 acres in Kapar and Bukit Raja, Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi (pictured) said today he had never read Billion Dollar Whale, the bestseller which documents the financial exploits of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and how he made off with billions of ringgit from 1MDB.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi had previously told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that Article 117 was never invoked, defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah pointed out today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Gamuda Bhd announced that the Penang state government had confirmed the appointment of the construction giant to be the project delivery partner (PDP) for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

PETALING JAYA (July 1): LBS Bina Group Bhd (LBS) recorded a revenue of RM299 million and profit before tax of (PBT) RM24 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 (1QFY20).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Berjaya Land Bhd says the South Korean government has agreed to pay 125 billion Korean won (about RM443.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysia has continued to see a decline in the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country as the number of daily patients who have recovered from the coronavirus came in at 20, which again outpaced new cases with only two detected today.

PUTRAJAYA (June 30): The withdrawal of charges against former Port Klang Authority (PKA) general manager Datin Paduka OC Phang should not be used as a reason to disallow the seizure of more than RM37 million in purported illegal proceeds from nine companies and individuals, the Federal Court was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30 ): Retiree Lee Cheong Chee, 55, is suing HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd for negligence, saying the bank did not advise him against going ahead with transactions that “it could have deduced to be fraudulent”, the Malay Mail reported today.