News by Ahmad Naqib Idris

"Discussions are ongoing for a more targeted approach going forward, such as extending the repayment period, restructuring their borrowings and granting exemptions until the borrower stabilises."

News reports said there were five positive cases on Thai AirAsia X’s XJ808 flight on July 10, which led to the regulator deciding on the one-week ban on Tuesday (July 14).

"I hope that they will expedite their declaration. This goes to the deputy ministers and MPs (members of Parliament) as well."

Asked if there will be any delay, given that Singapore is currently forming its cabinet, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said it is not a concern as "Singapore will form their cabinet very soon".

Up to June 2020, the amount of losses faced by the sector stands at around RM44 billion, said Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, comprising RM31 billion loss from international tourists and RM13 billion from domestic tourists.

Mujahid, who was the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of religious affairs, said the accounts of TH were manipulated at that time in order to pay out higher dividends to the members, which he stressed should not have happened.

He said he had gone through the hansard and found the words uttered by the Member of Parliament (MP) yesterday towards Kasthuriraani Patto (PH-Batu Kawan) were offensive, referring to the use of the words "too dark to see" and "to put on powder".

The motion of removing the speaker has been passed as a total of 111 MPs voted for the motion to remove Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof as the speaker, versus a total of 109 votes against the the motion.

During the case management today, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) gave its assurance that CIMB Bank should be able to release Umno's funds without fearing any legal repercussions from the commission.

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