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  KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): A North Korean businessman, who took up the Malaysia My Second Home scheme, has been refused bail by the Magistrate’s Court here after he was indicted by a US court on five counts of money laundering.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Local think tank Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) says it will be "still quite challenging" for Malaysia to achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5% for the full year of 2019 due to the contraction in export and slowdown in private investment figures.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): Scomi Group Bhd said today Scomi Transit Projects Sdn Bhd (STP) and Prasarana Malaysia Bhd (PMB) had signed an agreement involving the design, manufacture, completion and delivery of seven four-car vehicles for the KL Monorail for RM122 million on Friday (June 21).

JOHOR BAHRU (June 24): Country Garden Pacificview Sdn Bhd (CGPV) the developer of Forest City in Johor has handed over the Tanjung Adang Forest City Park to the Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAIJ) in a ceremony yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUIR (June 20): The former caretakers of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)’s community and multipurpose halls have been found to be takers rather than carers.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officers have revealed that some caretakers of community halls are taking legal action against DBKL for being forced to return the premises to the council.

PUTRAJAYA (June 18): The government and the private sector is working to roll out their CSR projects that will enhance the living standards of the B40 group and in People’s Housing Projects (PPR), an initiative under the National Community Policy or Dasar Komuniti Negara (DKN).

PETALING JAYA (June 18): Warning that the country’s economy is facing real problems, economist Professor Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram said Malaysians should set aside political differences in dealing with issues arising from external headwinds that are impacting the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 17): Two men linked to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) kleptocracy scandal have been convicted of financial crimes and sentenced to jail in Abu Dhabi, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, citing a statement from the emirate’s criminal court.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Lawyer Syazlin Mansor has decided to resume as lawyer for deceased firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim's family in the inquest to ascertain the cause of his death.