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The report said in July, Ahmad Zahid was questioned twice by the MACC on two matters — the use of funds from welfare foundation Yayasan Akal Budi to clear credit card debts and his claim that he met representatives of the Saudi royal family member who purportedly channelled RM2.6 billion into former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's personal bank accounts.

"All unfinished underground work will be retendered out through an international open tender process. This decision was made after considering that the federal government can achieve further significant savings by retendering the underground work package compared with the offer made by the existing contractor," said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng in a statement today.

Tycoon Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, who is CHHB founder and chairman, had proposed to issue 1 billion of Horse Currencies, backed by RM2 billion worth of the group's assets, with an initial 300 million of Horse Currencies open for circulation to the public.

Matrix said this proposed joint venture (JV) serves to affirm its maiden step to establish its presence in Indonesia, being one of the biggest and growing markets in Asean.

He is replacing Tan Sri Alies Nor Abdul, who has resigned on June 1, the PMO said in a statement.

This is because the link cuts across the 16km-long Klang Gates Quartz Ridge which the Selangor government is lobbying to be gazetted as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Datuk Seri Amar Singh Ishar Singh: He (Raja Petra) actually came with frivolous and vexatious claims against the police, and I will not stand quiet receiving such accusations because that is such a baseless accusation altogether.

"You have to sacrifice if you want to reduce the RM1 trillion debt. There are no two ways about it.”

"I'm okay, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God). My lawyers will answer."

PAC chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee in a statement today said that the committee had fixed Oct 17 to question Najib, who is also former finance minister.