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Lawyer Harvinderjit Singh took one and a half hours to conclude the submissions before the prosecution, saying his client had a firm belief the money he spent was from donations as the funds had come into his accounts over a period of a few years.

The Mansion Global said the value of the transaction, which took place on Friday (May 29), has yet to be disclosed. The asking price for the property was last quoted at US$30 million.

Six confirmed infections, involving Malaysians, have been detected in this cluster.

In a statement today signed by the five lawmakers, they said the purported termination of their membership was malicious and violated Bersatu's constitution and the law.  

Making his oral submissions before Justice Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, lawyer Harvinderjit Singh surmised that the prosecution had the chance to call on SRC International Sdn Bhd chief financial officer (CFO) See Yoke Peng as a witness as it was her who verified all the signatures of the signatories before the funds were transferred out of SRC.

The fifteen imported cases reported today were found among those who returned from Egypt (7), Saudi Arabia (5), Mexico (1), India (1) and China (1). 

Datuk Seri Michael K C Yam is taking over the position from Tan Sri Samsudin Osman following the latter’s retirement.

He said today he "thought it was strange" for Bersatu, which had helped PH topple the Najib administration, to work with Najib again.

In a Singapore bourse filing yesterday, YTL Starhill Global REIT said the “Series 001” notes will bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.15% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrear, will have a tenure of 5 years, while the maturity date of the bond is fixed on June 5, 2025.

At first, the prosecution in Najib's SRC case wanted the three money laundering charges involving RM27 million to be tried together with the former premier's seven other charges involving RM42 million in SRC, but the plan was changed due to a procedural issue.