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The recordings painted a clearer picture on how the then-prime minister interfered with Malaysian authorities to avoid prosecution, and sought help from the United Arab Emirates to help his stepson Riza Aziz who had been named in a US Department of Justice civil suit. 

In a bourse filing yesterday, Tropicana said it has entered into agreements with Cenang Laris and VTS to subscribe 297 shares and 9,900 shares for RM297 and RM9,900 respectively.

The alignment, also known as Section C, comprises a mainline measuring 143.1km in length, a spurline of 41.5km, five passenger/freight stations, and a future station.

In a bourse filing yesterday, Minetech said its wholly-owned subsidiary Minetech Construction Sdn Bhd has received a letter of award from GLM Emerald Square (Cheras) Sdn Bhd appointing it as contractor for the proposed job.

Hence, the consortium agreement entered into between the three parties will be terminated with immediate effect. 

In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said based on calculations according to the Automatic Pricing Mechanism (APM), the retail prices of RON95 petrol and diesel for the same period should have been RM2.32 and RM2.46 per litre respectively.

“The irony is that the judiciary, the very institution tasked with the insurmountable obligation to defend the liberty of the people, is itself quite defenceless. It is incumbent on all the stakeholders in the justice system to support and defend the system when the institution is undermined.”

"The decision is effective Jan 3, 2020 and Dr Mahathir will assume the post until a new education minister is appointed," the PMO said in a statement today.

During his speech at the opening of the legal year 2020, Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas said these cases are mostly related to the fallout from the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. 

The commission was levied against the RM523 million selling price of the yacht.