PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today dismissed former PKR vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin’s appeal to strike out a lawsuit filed against her for breaching the party’s bond. In a unanimous decision, a three-member panel led by judge Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera said the court agreed with the High Court judge that…
SHAH ALAM: Bukit Aman’s forensics team today conducted an inspection at the home of former TV3 newscaster, Zalina Shaharah Azman, who had been reported missing since last year. However, Shah Alam police chief Iqbal Ibrahim said no evidence was found to help in the investigation of the case. “The investigation…
KUALA LUMPUR: A former Treasury official told the High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial a letter of support (LoS) issued by the government to enable the company to secure a US$3 billion loan suggested that potential subscribers had no confidence in its bond issue. Siti Zauyah Desa, the Treasury’s…
PETALING JAYA: Senior lawyer Zaid Ibrahim has pushed back against former attorney-general (AG) Tommy Thomas for describing Najib Razak’s defence team’s actions in the SRC International appeal at the Federal Court as “suicidal” and akin to “kamikaze”. “Actually, the title of kamikaze is better suited for Thomas,” said Zaid in…
PETALING JAYA: National security council director-general Rodzi Md Saad has suggested shutting down the United Nations High Commission for Refugees’ (UNHCR) office in Malaysia. According to a Harian Metro report, Rodzi, who heads the national security council (MKN), said this would allow Putrajaya to manage refugees in the country better…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court in Najib Razak’s 1MDB trial heard that a sum of €22,421.62 was charged to the former prime minister’s credit card at an Italian luxury hotel in July 2011. Yeoh Eng Leong, a former AmBank vice-president in charge of credit card authorisation and fraud management, said…
SHAH ALAM: The court now recognises political donation as a defence that can be used by an accused charged with obtaining a “valuable thing”, a lawyer said. Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said the Court of Appeal decided this in a 2-1 majority ruling last year in acquitting former minister Tengku…
PETALING JAYA: Muda has begun preliminary discussions with Pakatan Harapan (PH) on joining the coalition, according to party president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. Syed Saddiq said the party was also open to holding official discussions with PH’s presidential council on the matter. “Muda is ready to work with comrades…
SHAH ALAM: The prosecution has established a prima facie case against Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for the offence of obtaining a “valuable thing” without consideration in his capacity as a public servant, the High Court heard today. Deputy public prosecutor Raja Rozela Raja Toran said Zahid, then a Cabinet minister, obtained…
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has revealed that a sustainable development goals (SDG) centre is being set up to empower and intensify SDG programmes in the country and to keep track of their progress. He said the establishment of the centre, under the Economic Planning Unit of the…
PETALING JAYA: DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has urged Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) against hiking the overnight policy rate (OPR) for a third time in a row, saying this will not help mitigate the rising prices of goods. Lim pointed out that the last OPR hike in July had no…
PETALING JAYA: Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) is looking to challenge DAP for its urban seats in Sarawak, following the breakdown in negotiations between the two opposition parties. PSB president Wong Soon Koh said there was no choice but to “fight it out” with DAP since it said that all its…
PETALING JAYA: Selangor menteri besar Amirudin Shari has been taken to task over the state government’s plans to de-gazette parts of Bukit Cherakah forest reserve to avoid legal action by companies with interests there. Instead, Amirudin should investigate why project approvals had been illegally made, and find out who were…
LAHAD DATU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) welcomes local parties to join the coalition and work together to develop the state, said its chairman Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor. The Sabah Chief Minister said GRS was ready to accept local parties because nothing good would come from political conflicts and could even…
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) is ramping up preparations for early polls and mobilising its election machinery statewide. To kick off the preparations, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Bung Moktar Radin will launch BN election machinery and Blue Wave assembly for the Kota Belud and Tuaran parlimentary…
KUALA LUMPUR – The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged a government department to make the Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions for its contract and temporary staff. Cuepacs president Datuk Adnan Mat said the government department had failed to make the Socso…
KOTA KINABALU – The RM2.3 billion Upper Padas 180MW hydroelectric dam has yet to see any construction nine years since the project was mooted in 2013 but details on its ownership have been revised several times. The construction of the dam in Tenom, which was supposed to be completed in…
PETALING JAYA: The government must disclose 19 key issues in the memoirs of former attorney-general Tommy Thomas as highlighted by a special task force, says an MP. Wong Chen, the PKR MP for Subang, said Thomas should also be given adequate time to prepare answers for each of the issues…
PETALING JAYA: Najib Razak’s lawyers have been urged to file for a judicial review of the Federal Court’s decision to uphold his conviction and sentence in the SRC International case. Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi said remarks by former attorney-general Tommy Thomas in a media interview could be used…
KOTA KINABALU: Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) and Barisan Nasional can secure 19 parliamentary seats in the coming general election (GE15) if they were to join forces, an analyst said. Lee Kuok Tiung of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said the two coalitions would emerge even stronger if they continue collaborating with…