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- Day One of the second high-profile sodomy trial of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim proved to be full of drama - accuser Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan stunned the packed High Court when he revealed that his former boss asked him point blank if he could have sex with him when they were alone in a condominium in 2008.
THE STAR (www.thestar.com.my)
- Certain major shareholders of EON Capital Bhd are expected to file a notice tomorrow (Friday) for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to appoint new independent board members, a source said.
- Ho Hup Construction Co Bhd's substantial shareholder Extreme System Sdn Bhd won a court order late on Wednesday to stop an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) which was supposed to he held on Thursday.
NEW STRAITS TIMES (www.nst.com.my)
- Lim Guan Eng must be removed as the Penang chief minister as he is a disgrace to the state and its people, said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Nibong Tebal member of parliment Tan Tee Beng.
BUSINESS TIMES (www.btimes.com.my)
- The government announced that Shamsul Azhar Abbas will take the helm of national oil corporation Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) from next Wednesday, Prime Minister Najib Razak said in a statement on Wednesday.
THE MALAYSIA RESERVE (www.themalaysianreserve.com)
- Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd, the Islamic banking outfit which had created a niche in the area of corporate and investment banking since it began operations more than four years ago, is now giving retail banking a serious look, said KFH Malaysia deputy chief executive officer Ab Jabar Ab Rahman.
THE SUN (www.sun2surf.com)
- EON Bank Group chief executive officer Michael Lor on Wednesday expressed his confidence in the group's ability to stand independently as a strong financial entity with a bright future, based on positive growth indicators recorded last year.
- Proton Edar Sdn Bhd, the marketing arm of Proton Holdings Bhd, aims to sell 165,000 Proton cars this year from 148,027 units last year, says chief executive officer Mohamed Shukor Ibrahim.
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