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KUALA LUMPUR (October 4): In light of Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Dr Muhammad Shafee Abdullah raising an issue regarding documents having been served in a CD and not in hard copy, that the documents could not be read, and that he had offered to foot the bill for the hard copy of the documents, lead prosecutor in the case Datuk Sulaiman Abdullah said that the issue is simply causing more expense for the nation.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 4): Sime Darby Property Bhd will be developing the 379,000-acre Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV) to the south of Kuala Lumpur on its own after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked with two other partners to jointly develop the project lapsed a year ago, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 4): Rosmah Mansor has pleaded not guilty to 17 charges related to money laundering, and her bail has been set at RM2mil.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB), which announced on Sept 21 a plan to issue its own cryptocurrency called 'Horse Currency' that is backed by the group's existing assets, has assured shareholders it will be taking "very patient and prudent steps" in the matter.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 3): The wife of the former prime minister, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), was arrested while giving her statement at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters at this afternoon, reported Bernama.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3): Penang state assemblyman Jason Ong Khan Lee today suggested that the Penang governor’s official residence (pictured) along Jalan Utama should be opened for guided tours, reported the Malay Mail today.

Video taken from the Facebook of Roda Pena KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): A golfer suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on his buggy here yesterday, reported The Star.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3): In a debate on the durability of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) (pictured) system, Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project manager Szeto Wai Loong was reported saying that “such a system was likely to last forever, requiring only minimal maintenance such as software upgrades in the long run compared with trams and bus-tram hybrids”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Former prime minister Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor are both being questioned today, in the investigation into alleged graft linked to state fund 1MDB.

KUALA LUMPUR (October 3): Savills Malaysia chairman Datuk Christopher Boyd said the thresholds for foreign property buyers should be removed in order to deal with the oversupply issue seen in the residential segment.