PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has urged graft busters to investigate Najib Razak over a claim in a US court that funds from a bond sale for 1MDB were used to finance an election campaign. The revelation was made in former Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia chairman Tim Leissner’s…
JOHOR BAHRU: Warisan president Shafie Apdal has dismissed claims that his party would end up splitting votes for the opposition in the Johor state elections. Speaking to reporters after a walkabout in Johor Jaya today, he questioned those who made such claims, saying that votes for the opposition do not…
GEORGE TOWN: Putrajaya has yet to decide if it will allow exhibitors from Russia and Ukraine to take part in a security and defence expo in Kuala Lumpur later this month, defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today. He said the decision would depend on the government’s official policy on the…
KUALA LUMPUR: A Russian-flagged oil tanker targeted by US sanctions will not be allowed to call at Kuala Linggi port, the transport ministry said today, underlining global pressure to squeeze Moscow-linked businesses over the invasion of Ukraine. The Linda, which was identified in a US Treasury document detailing sanctions against…
KUALA LUMPUR: Absolute power vested in the hands of the health director-general to issue compound notices on SOP violators is dangerous and can lead to abuse of power, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS-Pasir Mas) said the government should form a council instead to decide on…
PUTRAJAYA: Two National Anti-Drugs Agency officers began their 15-month jail term today after the Court of Appeal rejected their final appeal for soliciting and accepting bribes from a suspect who was allegedly involved in drug abuse 11 years ago. Imran Abdullah, 42, and Sharaini Shuib, 57, were also fined RM20,000…
PUTRAJAYA: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has proposed to the Energy Commission a special tariff for bitcoin mining operators in a bid to reduce electricity theft in the country. TNB chief executive officer Baharin Din said the commission was evaluating the proposal. He said TNB had identified 610 cases of electricity…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia must improve wages for graduates and improve the social rights of its citizens if it wants to reverse the brain drain that has affected the country for many years, an opposition MP told the Dewan Rakyat today. While debating the King’s address, Wong Chen (PH-Subang) said that…
PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has demanded that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) come clean over its alleged involvement in the 1MDB scandal in light of recent allegations. He highlighted the testimony by former Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia chairman Tim Leissner in a US court last week, which alleged BNM’s…
PETALING JAYA: Former Bukit Pasir assemblyman Najib Lep said that PAS’ decision to field him as a candidate in a different constituency seemed like an attempt to “kill my political career”. Najib, who is standing as an independent in his former seat in the upcoming Johor state elections, asked if…
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has given his assurance that the anti-hopping bill will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat next week, said opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. He said the pledge was made when Ismail met him, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in…
JOHOR BAHRU: Johor Barisan Nasional (BN) chief Hasni Mohammad said the coalition will not waste any time in implementing its manifesto should it form the next Johor government. Hasni, who is BN’s menteri besar candidate, said the coalition had all its plans in order to carry out the pledges in…
PETALING JAYA: The Sarawak state assembly’s decision to use the title “premier” for its head of government must be respected by all, said state tourism, creative industry and performing arts minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. “There is nothing to dispute. The state assembly is the highest legislative body in Sarawak,…
PETALING JAYA: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun has accepted a motion by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to debate testimony by former Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia chairman Tim Leissner in a US court. However, Azhar told the House he would only allow the debate to be conducted in the Special Chamber…
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Harun said only a parliamentary select committee (PSC), not himself, has the power to summon people to appear to provide their statements. He was responding to opposition MPs who asked him to state his opinion on the refusal of top graft buster Azam Baki…
PUTRAJAYA: Police are likely to submit their investigation paper on former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s husband to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) soon. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Azam Baki revealed this to the media today when asked about the progress of the investigation into Tawfiq Ayman. “In Tawfiq’s…
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is seeking the return of cash and assets amounting to US$10 million linked to 1MDB in an ongoing probe into ex-Astro group CEO Rohana Rozhan. At a press conference, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said it was also seeking to obtain statements from people in…
GEORGE TOWN: Twelve account holders are suing CIMB Bank and CIMB Islamic Bank after a processing error left their accounts frozen and in debt. Last month, the bank claimed a processing error related to a specific third-party financial remittance service had led to transfers made to customers being accidentally credited…
KUALA LUMPUR: About 100 persons with disabilities (PwD) gathered today to demand that the government do away with its JKMPay cashless payment scheme and to reinstate the cash incentive allowance. Independent Living and Training Centre Malaysia (ILTC) president, Francis Siva said this was not their first protest. “We have raised…
PETALING JAYA: Kelab Shah Alam Selangor says the decision to ban alcohol at its premises was made by its general committee and not the Selangor state secretary. In a statement today, general manager Mohamed Shafieek Sultan Mohammad clarified that the decision was made after a majority of its general committee…