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KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Paragon Globe Bhd has proposed a rights issue to raise up to RM56 million to help pay for a property acquisition in Johor and fund the construction of a medical centre in Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Malaysia reported 1,139 new Covid-19 cases today — down from 1,300 yesterday — bringing the cumulative number of confirmed infections in the country to 354,468, according to Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA (April 7): The defence for Datuk Seri Najib Razak today raised questions regarding the credibility of former Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M) chief executive officer (CEO), Ung Su Ling (pictured), who had earlier claimed that the directions to transfer the disputed sum of RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds came from the former premier's principal private secretary, the late Datuk Azlin Alias.

PUTRAJAYA (April 7): The Federal Court's registrar office confirmed that there was a mass disruption to the Putrajaya campus network yesterday for one and a half hours that affected the Internet connection at the Palace of Justice and other surrounding agencies here.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun has sold UK-based Caterham Cars Ltd to Japan-headquartered automotive group VT Holdings as performance-car manufacturer Caterham looks ahead to write the next chapter of its corporate journey.

PUTRAJAYA (April 6): The leading member of the three-member panel of the Court of Appeal bench today cautioned defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah over his choice of words in describing High Court Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, the judge in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) SRC International Sdn Bhd trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Sunway Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah sees some light at the end of the tunnel for businesses after the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak last year, with a brighter outlook offered by vaccines and pent-up demand.

PUTRAJAYA (April 5): The Federal Court has today dismissed former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's application to consolidate his 12 criminal breach of trust (CBT) charges to just three charges in his trial for misappropriation of funds belonging to Yayasan Akalbudi.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): While the roll-out of the Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) augurs well for the construction sector, some analysts remain sceptical about the project due to political uncertainty and government funding constraint.

PUTRAJAYA (April 5): The Court of Appeal here today dismissed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application to adjourn the hearing of his appeal against his conviction and sentencing with regard to the SRC International Sdn Bhd case because there were no sufficient reasons to adjourn the hearing.