KUALA LUMPUR: Najib Razak’s AmBank account was “sensitive” as the then prime minister was a politically-exposed person (PEP), a banker told the High Court. Yap Wai Keat, who heads AmBank’s capital market desk, said it was also sensitive because of the large amounts of money being remitted in and out…
PETALING JAYA: Indonesian ambassador Hermono has revealed that a career diplomat may be appointed Malaysia’s new envoy to his country, ruling out Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman for good. He said Jakarta had been hoping for Malaysia to put forward the name of a new ambassador as soon as…
PETALING JAYA: A former president of a district council in Selangor will be charged in the Shah Alam sessions court tomorrow with corruption. A source at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the suspect, 48, who used to be an administrative and diplomatic officer (PTD), allegedly took bribes amounting to…
PETALING JAYA: The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has questioned when the government plans to enact a Freedom of Information Act (FOI). “For how long will this Act be pushed to the back burner,” asked the anti-graft group in a statement. It noted that law minister Wan Junaidi…
PETALING JAYA: Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor has hailed the launch of the Rumah Mesra Sabah Maju Jaya (SMJ) project, which is set to see the construction of 1,500 units of affordable housing in the state each year. Hajiji, who presented keys of completed Rumah Mesra SMJ homes at Menumbok…
PETALING JAYA: Equal constituency development funding should be institutionalised and made law, electoral watchdog Bersih said. Bersih chief Thomas Fann said this could be done either through new legislation such as a Constituency Development Funding Act or as part of the proposed Parliamentary Services Act. Through such legislation, the allocation…
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is already an independent institution and does not need to be placed under Parliament for transparency, its chief Azam Baki said. He said MACC, in its present form, should be fiercely defended, as it was able to investigate whoever it wanted to, without…
KUALA LUMPUR: The entrepreneur development and cooperatives ministry has asked for the proposed allocation of RM200 million for the graduates entrepreneurship programme (PUSH) to be included in Budget 2023. Its minister Noh Omar said PUSH was aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship among graduates and it was one of seven new initiatives…
KUALA LUMPUR: A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has revealed that at least 4% of Malaysian children aged between 12 and 17 who use the internet have been victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse in the past year. This represents an estimated 100,000 children who may…
GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into Court of Appeal judge Nazlan Ghazali has been completed, but further details cannot be divulged, says chief commissioner Azam Baki. Azam said he was not at liberty to disclose the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) instructions, he told reporters on the sidelines of…
PETALING JAYA: Two industry groups have urged Putrajaya to resolve problems in the recruitment process of foreign workers as the business community was struggling with delays. In separate statements, the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM) and Malaysian Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) said the slow arrival of…
PUTRAJAYA: A one-month jail imposed by the High Court on Lokman Noor Adam for contempt of court is insufficient and should be increased to protect the dignity of the administration of justice, the Court of Appeal heard today. Deputy public prosecutor Dusuki Mokhtar submitted that the prosecution was seeking at…
TAWAU: Members of Persatuan Kraftangan Tawau operating their businesses at Pasar Tanjung Tawau are seeking the help of MP Datuk Christina Liew to be relocated to a permanent venue. Previously, they were housed at the iconic Pasar Gantung (next to the town mosque), which was gutted by fire in 2017.…
PETALING JAYA: Two analysts have voiced doubt that Pakatan Harapan (PH) will agree to an electoral pact with Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) for the coming general election. Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara and James Chin of the University of Tasmania’s Asia Institute told FMT it was likely that PH would…
PETALING JAYA: Terengganu Barisan Nasional (BN) is pushing former menteri besar Ahmad Said as its “poster boy” for the 15th general election (GE15) in a bid to wrest the state government from PAS. Terengganu Umno secretary Rozi Mamat said Ahmad, who heads the state Umno and was menteri besar from…
PETALING JAYA: The American lawyer defending one of two Malaysian terror suspects held in the Guantanamo Bay military prison has lashed out at US authorities for their failure to hasten the court process. Brian Bouffard accused the military court of creating an “endless quasi-legal kabuki theatre” to hold detainees in…
PETALING JAYA: Lalamove Malaysia has rejected claims of unfair practices after several driver partners complained that it failed to notify them of changes to its terms and conditions and that these were vague. In a statement to FMT, the company said the drivers were notified through its app. It said…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has told the National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin that the council’s services will no longer be needed if Barisan Nasional gets a convincing win in the 15th general election (GE15). Repeating his call for MPN to be disbanded as its functions…
PETALING JAYA: A Bersatu leader has hit out at P Waytha Moorthy for saying the recent animosity between Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Muhyiddin Yassin may see the latter’s party withhold support for Budget 2023. Bersatu Supreme Council member Razali Idris warned the former national unity minister against interfering…
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli says he is “confused and bemused” by the open bickering between Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and his predecessor, Muhyiddin Yassin, these past few weeks. “We have a government headed by Ismail, then we have the former prime minister, who is also part…