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  KUALA LUMPUR (July 25) After the adjournment granted by the High Court yesterday following the ailment suffered by lawyers Harvinderjit Singh and Farhan Read, Datuk Seri Najib Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd trial is expected to continue today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): Former AmBank Bhd relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping, who denied yesterday that she was a “rogue banker” who acted in concert with fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, told the High Court yesterday that she only took instructions from former SRC International Sdn Bhd chief executive officer and managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, who is the mandate holder of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s  accounts with the bank.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): Former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping told the High Court here today that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's current accounts at the bank were often in overdraft, which led her to contact former SRC International Sdn Bhd managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil — the mandate holder for the accounts — to resolve the issue.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): All eyes would be on High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali and possible prosecution witness and former AmBank Relationship liason manager Joanna Yu as the Datuk Seri Najib Razak trial enters its 41st day today.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): It is a big relief to many, particularly Penangnites, when the federal government confirmed the project to expand the capacity of the Penang International Airport (PIA) to 20 million passengers per annum (mppa) from 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali yesterday afternoon has warned Datuk Seri Najib Razak not to make any further postings on social media about his SRC International Sdn Bhd case or risk facing contempt.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): The judge in the main 1MDB criminal case involving 25 charges against Datuk Seri Najib Razak has put his foot down and dismissed the application by the prosecution to postpone the trial for the third time.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Mulpha International Bhd shares rose 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 16): Former Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia (YR1M) chief executive officer Ung Su Ling told the High Court here today that the instructions to transfer RM27 million and RM5 million on December 26, 2014 and RM10 million on February 10, 2015 into Datuk Seri Najib Razak's accounts at AmBank came from his late private secretary Datuk Seri Azlin Alias.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 15): A former senior partner with law firm Hisham, Sobri & Kadir, who acted for the Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP), told the High Court that SRC International Sdn Bhd will have to pay back more than RM9.