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Forbes Asia said the Best Over A Billion list spotlights 200 top-performing listed companies across the Asia-Pacific region with revenues of US$1 billion or more.

Going forward, the group said it will continue with its prudent business strategy, adding that it is poised to capitalise on any opportunities that may arise.

“He (Najib) is about the same age as I am. I have also endured having to sit on the wooden bench for two hours [in a separate case]. At our age, we do not have much flesh [on our buttocks].”

CZC chairman Tan Sri Azmi Khalid said the studies are divided into parts, just as the project is divided into four packages comprising three highways and one undersea tunnel connecting Penang island and the mainland.

It has been asked to find buyers for land plots worth RM2.8 billion, provide financing

“An elaborate charade was employed.   It was acted out in four phases in which several characters played a part.   But it was the accused who played the pivotal role.   His objective was to enrich himself.”

Former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram: The prosecution will prove that the accused (Najib) by his words and conduct made it clear to 1MDB’s officers, its board and others that Jho Low was his alter ego.

Lead prosecutor Datuk V Sithambaram: The prosecution has closed its case. Today is the 57th day (of the trial) and we have called a total of 57 witnesses. Upon closing, we have offered 66 witnesses to the defence, should the defence be called."

The Court of Appeal yesterday granted leave to Najib and his lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who is facing separate charges over alleged non-declaration of tax and money laundering, to recuse Sri Ram, the former Federal Court judge who has been appointed as a senior deputy public prosecutor.

Jalil Rasheed would be PNB's second new CEO in three years after almost two decades without a new appointment to the role.