News by Arjuna Chandran Shankar

This building will consist of a nine-story retail podium, a five-storey car park and an LRT link bridge.

Executive director Datuk Seri Gan Seong Liam, 63, replaces Anuar, 74, as managing director.

Datuk Tan Eng Boon is accused of giving — and Ku Nan receiving — RM1 million for the approval of Nucleus Properties Sdn Bhd's application (now known as Paragon City Development Sdn Bhd) to increase the plot ratio relating to the development of Lot 228 along Jalan Semarak.

The group attributed the second-quarter NPI increase to higher revenue, which was mainly contributed by higher rent and electricity income from the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur mall for the supply of electricity to the Pavilion Hotel and Pavilion Suites.

The group announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with the parties it had launched legal proceedings against.

"I think yes, it (cracks) is happening in the party. To me this is an opportunity to smooth out the cracks and move on."

"Azmin, I give him deference, he is undergoing a very difficult period. I will simply not respond to some of his spontaneous outbursts."

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the conditional approval was granted on July 16 following a detailed study of the application submitted by the Penang Economic Planning Unit for the project to be developed.

Lim said this in response to the opposition's move to refer him to the Parliament's Committee of Privileges for using the word "robbery" last year when describing the GST tax refunds.

He added that it was impossible that the GST revenue was robbed or misappropriated as the placement of the tax revenue into a consolidated revenue account was above board and also practised by the Singapore government.