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In a joint statement today, DAP and Amanah thanked PKR for naming PKR president Anwar as its choice for the Prime Minister’s post, but questioned the party’s decision to not consider Dr Mahathir as the second option.

MTUC secretary-general J Solomon: It is most obvious that this group that needs the old-age savings most after they retire will be the ‘victims’ of the scheme, and just after two months, we have been proven right.

UEM Sunrise: We will be prudent in our spending and conserve cash where appropriate to ensure liquidity to sustain the group during this uncertain time. We remain focused in growing our top-line going forward.

In a bourse filing today, GDB said revenue for the quarter rose 54% to RM99.88 million versus RM64.76 million a year earlier.

The Court of Appeal has yet to fix a hearing date for the prosecution's or the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) appeal.

Ahmad, 54, who is also the Pontian Member of Parliament, initially filed the application on Feb 14 in the Sessions Court where he was charged. He applied for the charges to be dropped on the grounds that they are baseless and contravene the laws.

“Yes we just got the dates yesterday and today is fixed for case management at the apex court.”

"He answered the questions posed. They were on the Al Jazeera interview. Allegedly [the] issue [is] with the purported royal coup and backdoor government by Perikatan Nasional (PN),” Syed Saddiq's lawyer Rafique Rashid Ali said.

Cheras is now a yellow zone, along with Lembah Pantai (15 active cases), Titiwangsa (three active cases) and Kepong (six active cases) in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

HLIB analyst Nazira Abdullah wrote in note today that the research firm increased its MQREIT earnings forecast by 6% for financial year ending Dec 31, 2020 (FY20) and FY21 on lower expenses and contribution from new tenancy.