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KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Former minister Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom’s testimony that he was with former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in Saudi Arabia on Jan 11, 2010 for an informal meeting with the late King Abdullah was today disputed by a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Barisan Nasional and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) are set to from the state government in Melaka, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Angkatan Bersatu Anak Muda (Armada), the Youth wing of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), has demanded party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin explain his stance on the claims made by Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Datuk A Kadir Jasin (pictured) hopes that the new government under Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin “respects the power of the Judiciary and allows the trials of Umno leaders and their co-conspirators to proceed undisturbed”.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): GuocoLand (Malaysia) Bhd is selling Menara Guoco in Damansara Heights here to Tower Real Estate Investment Trust (Tower REIT) for RM242.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Human rights activists Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan (pictured) and Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir are being probed by the cops for their alleged involvement in a gathering expressing disapproval of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s appointment as the prime minister yesterday, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): Supporters of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) may now be pinning their hopes on a no confidence vote against the newly formed government under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin but veteran A Kadir Jasin (pictured) newsman warned that things would not be as easy as hoped.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): Pakatan Harapan, backed by 112 lawmakers, has called for the next Parliament sitting to resume as scheduled on March 9, said the coalition's presidential council in a statement.

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 1): Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) expressed hope that the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah will reveal the number of MPs supporting Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysiakini reported today.

*This story has been updated with the revised list by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and responses from certain MPs in the list* KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 29): Ahead of the swearing-in of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as Malaysia's eighth prime minister tomorrow morning, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said today that he has the support of 114 other MPs for his candidacy.