Rare-earths giant Lynas wins new Malaysia license at a cost
MELBOURNE (Feb 27): Lynas Corp won a new license, subject to several conditions, to continue its rare earths refinery operations in Malaysia for three years, Bloomberg reported today.
UEM Edgenta 4Q net profit jumps 43.5%, declares 8 sen dividend
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): UEM Edgenta Bhd said its fourth quarter net profit grew 43.
Putra VP files suit to challenge Anwar's pardon
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia vice-president and lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz today filed a suit against PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Federal Territory Pardons Board claiming the formation of the board was wrong and illegal under the law and questioning the legality of his pardon.
Yeo Bee Yin gives the reasons for PH's support for Anwar as PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Former MESTECC minister Yeo Bee Yin (pictured) said today that the Pakatan Harapan coalition’s support of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister candidate was meant to “defend the people's mandate to the PH government and to fulfil our PH manifesto”.
Dr M: I can't accept Umno's inclusion in new government
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) today said his decision to resign as prime minister was made on the premise that he could not accept Umno as the dominant party in what could be a unity government.
Jho Low instructed RM170m transfer through Putrajaya Perdana firms to Najib's account, court told
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): Sums of money totalling RM170 million that were transferred in and out of Putrajaya Perdana Bhd’s (PPB) subsidiaries were done under the instruction of businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), the property group’s managing director told the High Court today.
Anwar Ibrahim is PH's man for PM candidate
PETALING JAYA (Feb 26): Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition made up of PKR, DAP and Amanah has officially endorsed PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) as their candidate for prime minister, the coalition said in statement.
SDs are irrelevant at this point, says Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim contends that the statutory declarations (SDs) signed by multiple members of parliament (MPs) purportedly to support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister are no longer relevant as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will only consider the nominated individual conveyed personally by MPs during separate meetings with them at the Istana Negara.
Sec-gen denies PKR MPs named party member as PM candidate
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pictured) has denied today telling a paper that MPs from his party have named a fellow member for the post prime minister, the Malay Mail reported.
