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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 4): Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pictured) today denied receiving any information about him being appointed the energy and natural resources minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): US President Donald Trump (pictured) has granted a full pardon to Elliot Broidy, who was convicted last year on a conspiracy to lobby on behalf of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, as he is better known, who was described by investigators as the mastermind behind the massive financial fraud at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): Former lord president Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas has passed away at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu, at 3:20am this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 19): Consultants are encouraged to apply common sense approach and play facilitative roles in helping contracting parties to resolve contractual disputes due to COVID-19, said Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) president Datuk Ar.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has granted an audience to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pictured), according to a media statement found on the Facebook of the PKR president.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sep 25): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pictured) will not be granting an audience to anyone for a week, a palace official told Reuters today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 22): Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) president Abdul Halim Mansor wants the government to “enforce a ratio of locals to foreigners that’s 10-1” in the work force, FMT reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 19): Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) said today it has established an inquiry team to investigate the alleged discrepancies relating to the group’s former president and chief executive officer Abdul Jalil Rasheed’s academic qualification.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) president Foo Chek Lee has been appointed as the new chairman of Asean Constructors Federation (ACF), effective today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its allies, which held a joint meeting today reportedly to nominate a candidate for the prime minister's post, said a decision will be made within a week.