PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has claimed that the Federal Court’s decision to uphold Najib Razak’s conviction and sentence in the SRC International case is the result of political persecution. Umno Supreme Council member Arman Azha Abu Hanifah alleged that the former prime minister was not given a fair trial…
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is expected to deliver a special address to hundreds of party leaders this Saturday. This follows the incarceration of former president Datuk Seri Najib Razak yesterday over corruption and abuse of power involving SRC International Sdn Bhd. In a Twitter post…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) has launched an online petition pleading with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah not to grant Datuk Seri Najib Razak a royal pardon. In the petition, Bersih 2.0 stated that Najib had committed a crime against…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, and many people in the region will likely find it harder than before to escape poverty, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In its…
KUALA LUMPUR – Some 150 supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak have gathered at Gate 3 of Istana Negara here. It is believed they are there to appeal to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to issue a royal pardon for the former Umno leader, who is now in…
MIRI – State ruling coalition Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is in the midst of finalising its candidate list for the looming 15th general election (GE15) and is ready to mobilise for the national polls at a moment’s notice. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) – a member of the alliance –…
KUALA LUMPUR – Other politicians who were embroiled in corrupt practices will now fear their own fate after seeing a former prime minister jailed for his crime, said a PKR lawmaker. Subang MP Wong Chen said with more individuals allegedly involved in the multibillion-ringgit 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal alongside…
KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin once again faces public criticism and repeated reminders of his “betrayals” after taking credit for the Federal Court’s decision yesterday to uphold Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conviction. PKR’s Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad labelled the Pagoh MP as someone…
BESUT: A man’s hope of making quick money was dashed when the car he was driving with 10 undocumented migrants was involved in a collision at Kampung Tok Dor near here and he was arrested by police. Besut police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the man was believed to have…
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has sentenced a former trainee teacher to six years’ jail after he failed to set aside his conviction for sodomising a male pupil in 2016. Harman Faiz Hassin, 30, who was freed on a bail of RM22,000, was also ordered to be given two strokes…
PETALING JAYA: Wrong business strategy and the lack of choices are among the reasons why Mara Digital Mall is failing to compete with counterparts like Low Yat, say a retail tycoon and an economist. Ameer Ali Mydin, managing director of Mydin hypermarkets, said its location at the top floor of…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called on party leaders to attend a special briefing on Saturday. Party secretary-general Ahmad Maslan tweeted that official invites would be issued to divisional leaders to attend the briefing, which is scheduled to take place at Dewan Merdeka at the World Trade…
PETALING JAYA: DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng has urged the government to double down on efforts to catch fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low. This comes after the Federal Court yesterday affirmed former prime minister Najib Razak’s conviction and sentence in the SRC International case. SRC International was…
PETALING JAYA: The prisons department has rubbished rumours that former prime minister Najib Razak will receive special treatment at Kajang Prison. In a Facebook post today, the department said: “Stop the spread of fake information.” Accompanying the post was a picture of a clean, spacious, nicely equipped room with IKEA-like…
PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called for calm after Najib Razak’s SRC International conviction and sentence were upheld by the Federal Court yesterday. The former prime minister is now in Kajang Prison serving his 12-year jail term, with Zahid ruing the court’s decision to turn down Najib’s…
PETALING JAYA: The jailing of Najib Razak has boosted Pakatan Harapan’s chances of returning to power, according to an analyst. Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya told FMT he believed the former prime minister was a formidable obstacle to PH’s aspiration when he was free to attack the coalition in…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has awarded RM300,000 in damages to 1MDB critic Khairuddin Abu Hassan for unlawful detention under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act, or Sosma, in 2015. Judge Quay Chew Soon made the ruling during an online proceeding today after finding that Khairuddin had successfully proved…
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak could write to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for clemency over his conviction and sentence in the SRC International case, former attorney-general (AG) Abu Talib Othman said. “It is up to him (Najib) when he wants to make the application. This is not an…
KAJANG: Police have beefed up security and monitoring around the entrance of Kajang Prison, where former prime minister Najib Razak was sent yesterday evening to serve his sentence. Kajang police chief Zaid Hassan said the area around the prison compound was under control. “The situation is under control,” he told…
PETALING JAYA: An Umno Supreme Council member says the party no longer needs a “poster boy” for the 15th general election, stating that it is “no longer relevant”. “Even if a decision was already made, it is now a liability. It’s better to just cancel the ‘poster boy’,” said Puad…
