Utusan Melayu ceases operations
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd is ceasing operations today, according to an internal circular to employees.
MSM sells Perlis land to F&N at 18% discount as it generates negligible revenues, saps finances
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Refined sugar producer MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd, a 51% subsidiary of FGV Holdings Bhd, is selling a 4,453.
Shahrol denies receiving US$1m from ex-Goldman banker Tim Leissner
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), has denied receiving US$1 million from former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner in relation to the issuance of the US$1.
1MDB Energy IPO could have gone well if not for the negative publicity, says Shahrol
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi said the initial public offering (IPO) of 1MDB Energy in 2015 could have been successful, if not for the negative publicity spread by the Opposition at the time.
Jho Low's role in 1MDB kept hidden to protect Najib: Shahrol
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The involvement of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) had to be kept under wraps, as there were people within Umno who were unhappy with his direct access to Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured), the High Court was told.
Ex-1MDB CEO agrees that TIA was not Najib's idea
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi concedes before the High Court today that the beleaguered state-owned fund was not the ‘baby’ of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as its inception was not mooted by the former prime minister.
Shahrol: I wouldn't blame Najib for trusting Jho Low
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) and then 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), agreed with the defence’s suggestion that he does not blame former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for trusting fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and Casey Tang Keng Chee, which was former 1MDB executive director of business development.
Ahmad Maslan denies receiving 1MDB money
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Barisan Nasional lawmaker Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has denied receving money from strategic development company 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Dr Mahathir: 'Yes, we can sell' PLUS Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today the Malaysian government can sell highway owner and operator PLUS Malaysia Bhd to private entities on the condition that the government still participates in the company's future decision making.
High Court maintains 1MDB audit report tampering trial dates, urges prosecution to file documents quickly
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The High Court has maintained the dates set for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) president and CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy's trial relating to the alleged tampering of the troubled fund's audit report.
