“The ministry plans on launching a new programme to build three-bedroom homes priced below RM200,000 each, for low-income earners.”

Lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah had applied for the delay of the mitigation for Najib’s sentencing citing the Courts of Judicature Act which he claimed stipulated a stay of conviction and sentence.

Johor Bahru MP Akmal Nasir: The interest and the principal would still need to be paid. Many are asking what the minister meant by the losses faced by the banks. Was the minister referring to postponed earnings?

People are pressed up against each other trying to get in to court, with absolutely no social distancing being practised.

In relation to RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd

Clad in a light brown suit, Najib was welcomed by some 300 supporters chanting “Hidup Bossku” as he walked into the court complex. The supporters were seen arriving at the court area since 6am this morning, in 20 buses. Heavy presence of police were also here to control the crowd.

It expects the incentives to stimulate buying interest and support new property sales.

“I want justice. I want to clean my name,” he said.

In a filing ysesterday, Parkson said Parkson Haipong and the buyer, Thuy Dong Construction & Trading Joint Stock Co, took into account the market valuation of US$9.5 million on the property in arriving at the US$10 million (S$13.1 million) purchase consideration.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said such screenings can help prevent the spread of Covid-19 infections in flights.