KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in the process of arranging the return of high-value 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) assets currently held overseas. According to a source, the portfolio of 12 major works belonging to Jasmine Loo is held by US auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's. The collection includes Pablo Picasso's L'Ecuyere et les clowns (1961); Joan...
KUANTAN: The number of flood victims at relief centres in Pahang recorded a significant decrease on Monday (Dec 22) evening, with 218 people from 66 families compared to 580 people (167 families) in the morning. According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Infobencana application, Kuantan recorded 138 victims (39 families), followed by Pekan (45 people, 21...
PETALING JAYA: Federal Territory PKR Youth slams remarks by Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh on the ruling in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest bid, saying it risks undermining public confidence in the courts. FT PKR Youth chief Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi said, in a statement Monday (Dec 22), that the court’s ruling...
ALOR SETAR: The High Court here has acquitted and discharged a former warden at a private drug rehabilitation centre on a charge of murdering an inmate at the facility in Sintok, Changlun, four years ago. Justice Evawani Farisyta Mohammad ordered Sidi Ahmad Amin Mamat, 50, to be freed on Monday (Dec 22) after ruling that the...
PETALING JAYA: Several Umno leaders have condemned a social media post by Puchong MP Yeo Bee Yin following the High Court’s decision on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s judicial review application, calling her remarks insensitive and disrespectful. In a Facebook post, Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, who is also...
KUALA LUMPUR: A constitutional expert says that the Kuala Lumpur High Court acted in line with the Federal Constitution by dismissing Datuk Seri Najib Razak's judicial review bid over a royal addendum for house arrest. Assoc Prof Dr Khairil Azmin Mokhtar, a law lecturer at Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), said the ruling should also not...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has awarded RM274,375 in damages to lawyer Siti Kasim and her client over unlawful raid at her house and her subsequent wrongful imprisonment in June 2018. Judicial Commissioner Arziah Mohammed Apandi, in her decision, said the police raid on Siti's home on June 21, 2018, was conducted without any intent to...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has issued a statement asserting that all matters raised by Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence team in a recent press conference concerning the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case had been fully presented and adjudicated during the trial. In a statement on Friday (Dec 19), the AGC clarified that these...
CYBERJAYA: The Preschool Curriculum 2026 will place stronger emphasis on shared reading between parents and children to boost early literacy, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek. Speaking at Malam Kota Buku 2025 here on Friday (Dec 19), she said the initiative includes the creation of dedicated reading spaces in preschools to encourage parental involvement through reading activities. Fadhlina...
CYBERJAYA: The Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) has cleared RM17bil billion in tax refunds covering 3.53 million cases from Jan 1 up to Dec 18. In a statement, LHDN announced that the tax refund also includes an additional allocation of RM2bil announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently. "A total of RM2bil has been processed and credited...
