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This startling admission by Najib contradicts his earlier repeated assertions that he was only in contact with former SRC International Sdn Bhd managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, and Datuk Azlin Alias — his deceased former private secretary, about the issuing of cheques.

The former premier said this after the prosecution referred him to the Loans Guarantee (Bodies Corporate) Act 1965, and probed him on the three loans granted by the MoF defaulting on the loans granted by Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP).

It issued the proposed decision against seven warehouse operators for infringing Section 4 of the Competition Act 2010 in relation to the price fixing of surcharges on long-length handling and heavy lift handling services, for all import and export cargoes in Northport and Westport areas in Port Klang.

Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram: Being a loud mouth is one thing, but you must act within the confines of the law.

Najib had previously testified that the gift was purchased for the wife of Qatar's ex-prime minister Sheikh Hamad Jassim Jaber Al Thani.

In a Bursa Malaysia filing today, KAB said it had today accepted the letter of award (LoA) from Binastra Ablebuild Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of property developer Binastra Land Sdn Bhd.

The High Court has today fixed for proceedings to continue from Monday (Jan 13) to Thursday next week.

That was what Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak apparently told United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince on the night of July 22, 2016 — two days after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) filed a complaint to seize assets worth more than US$1 billion tied to money stolen from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), where US authorities believe more than US$4.5 billion had been siphoned off.

He told the press after his SRC International Sdn Bhd trial today that “it was normal” for him to discuss these things privately with his wife.

Picking through Najib’s witness statement, which stated that Jho Low had taken steps to ensure that the statements were kept away from him, deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Datuk V Sithambaram pointed out that there was no evidence to support the statement.