KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court allowed today an application by former Tabung Haji chairman Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who is facing three charges of corruption and 10 charges of money laundering, to stay the hearing of the case pending the outcome of his appeal at the Court of Appeal to…
PUTRAJAYA: Najib Razak always believed that the money in his Ambank accounts was remainder from donations from the Saudi royal family, the Court of Appeal heard in the former prime minister’s RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) corruption appeal hearing today. Defence lawyer Harvinderjit Singh said some RM164 million…
PETALING JAYA: Anwar Ibrahim said Azmin Ali’s views on an audio recording purportedly of a conversation between him and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is Azmin’s personal view. The PKR president, however, refused to elaborate. “That’s his (Azmin’s) view. He is an expert when it comes to audio and video…
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has given its assurance that it has tools in place to prevent monopolies. It said this in responding to FMT over concerns from the public that the planned merger between telecommunications giants Celcom and Digi could lead to a monopoly and…
PETALING JAYA: Former deputy international trade and industry minister Ong Kian Ming has urged the government to ratify two partnerships to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) and external trade. The partnerships are the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Stressing that…
KUALA LUMPUR: To say that the “tables have turned” would be too extreme to describe the attendance of two legal minds in the Kuala Lumpur courts last week, albeit in the witness box. Nevertheless, former chief justice (CJ) Zaki Azmi, 76, and former attorney-general (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali, 71, did…
PETALING JAYA: A PKR MP has hit back at the party’s former deputy president, Azmin Ali, after the senior minister said the audio recording purportedly of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Anwar Ibrahim is genuine. Yesterday, Azmin, who is the Perikatan Nasional information chief, said he was certain it was Anwar’s…
PETALING JAYA: Employers reporting migrant workers to the Immigration Department in order to avoid paying their wages is nothing new, according to activists, who say the workers have long been used as pawns in order to minimise business costs. Abdul Aziz Ismail, a member of the Selangor Anti-Human Trafficking Council,…
PETALING JAYA: The transfer of senior police officers is not at the sole discretion of the Inspector-General of Police but lies in the hands of the Police Force Commission, says former IGP Musa Hassan. Musa said no IGP has absolute power. “It really isn’t anything new. It was the same…
PETALING JAYA: The continued ban on both interstate and international travel means that a fast economic recovery will certainly be delayed, says an economist. Carmelo Ferlito from the Center for Market Education said the government’s move to restrict movements and certain economic activities, as well as holding off from convening…
PUTRAJAYA, 11 April -- Pangkalan data berpusat dicadangkan bagi menyelaras semakan kelayakan serta rekod penerima bantuan, kata Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Beliau berkata cadangan itu adalah antara Hala Tuju Baharu Bantuan Sosial yang dibincangkan dalam Mesyuarat Majlis Tindakan Ekonomi Negara yang dipengerusikannya pada 22 Februari lalu. Berucap pada majlis apresiasi…
Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia Sabah menahan 117 pendatang haram selepas memeriksa 680 warga asing dalam satu Operasi Bersepadu pada pukul 1.10 pagi di kawasan setinggan Mangkalinau Batu 3, semalam. Pengarah Imigresen Sabah, Muhamad Sade Mohamad Amin berkata 115 warga Filipina dan dua warga Indonesia itu ditahan kerana dipercayai melakukan pelbagai kesalahan…
PUTRAJAYA: In the wake of a former student’s failure to seek an appeal over his reckless driving conviction, a lawyer has called for cases from the magistrate’s court to be granted automatic right of appeal to the Court of Appeal. The lawyer, A Srimurugan, said everyone charged in court should…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has given an assurance that there will be no political interference in corruption cases handled by the enforcement body, including high-profile ones. Its chief commissioner Azam Baki stressed that the integrity and good name of the MACC in carrying out its functions will…
PETALING JAYA: Over the past three days, foreigners from several countries have been receiving emails from their missions in Malaysia, telling them they only have until April 21 to leave the country without being fined or detained. The deadline is based on a Malaysian government grace period for foreigners whose…
Senator Ras Adiba Radzi akan membawa ke perhatian kerajaan cadangan untuk memperuntukkan dana bagi membaik pulih dan menyediakan infrastruktur pelajar Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) di institusi pendidikan awam dan swasta.Presiden OKU Sentral itu yang merupakan Senator mewakili golongan OKU berkata dana tersebut perlu agar kemudahan sedia ada dapat dibaik pulih…
Kuala Lumpur: Melaka melancarkan secara rasmi koridor ekonomi baharu, Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (M-WEZ) yang berlangsung bagi tempoh 15 tahun bermula tahun lalu dan selesai sepenuhnya menjelang 2035. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
PETALING JAYA: LBS Bina Group Bhd’s indirect 70%-owned subsidiary, Leaptec Engineering Sdn Bhd (LESB) has signed a reclamation and development agreement (RDA) with the Melaka state government. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, LBS said the agreement was for the rights to reclaim and develop an area measuring approximately 1,200…
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 April -- MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), cabang logistik kargo udara Malaysia Airlines, menyasarkan penguasaan bahagian pasaran yang lebih besar, dipacu perkongsian strategiknya yang baru dibentuk dengan syarikat penghantaran antarabangsa, DHL Express (M) Sdn Bhd (DHL). Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif MASkargo, Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh berkata penguasaan bahagian pasaran…
BOSTON: For decades New York’s bankers and fund managers have accepted the city’s high tax rates as a part of working in the world’s premier financial capital. But with plans afoot to raise rates as part of a New York state budget agreement, some financiers are exploring exits, emboldened by…