PETALING JAYA: The self-proclaimed heirs to the Sulu Sultanate have withdrawn their claim on buildings owned by Malaysia in France, says Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Minister in charge of law and institutional reforms said, in a statement Thursday (Nov 9), that this followed the successfull appeal by Putrajaya against the purported heirs claims at...
IPOH: Two men from the notorious “Geng Jiva” were charged in the Sessions Court with being involved in a spate of armed robberies in several areas here. K. Gunasegaran, 34, a wireman, and K. Kaliswaran, 35, a car wash worker from Taman Ipoh Timur, pleaded not guilty to the charges read out to them in Tamil...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman’s application to stay the execution of his sentence while pending appeal. This comes after Syed Saddiq was sentenced to seven years jail, RM10mil in fines and two strokes of the cane for all charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has asked about the progress made with research and development commercialisation projects at public universities and the use of citation frequency as a criterion of professorship. On Thursday (Nov 9), he asked Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mohammad Yusof Apdal this as an additional question in the Dewan...
PETALING JAYA: The Bishop of the Anglican Church in Sarawak and Brunei Rt Revd Datuk Danald Jute received several very special visitors at his official home in Kuching on Monday (Nov 6). Danald and his wife Datin Julita Jack Sungul played host to none other than Selangor Ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and the Raja Muda...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here heard that Datuk Seri Najib Razak told authorities he opened an account with Ambank in order to receive donations from Saudi Arabia. Bukit Aman Anti-Money Laundering Criminal Investigation Division assistant director Asst Comm Foo Wei Min confirmed this when questioned Wednesday (Nov 8) by Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad...
BENTONG: Two men were charged in a Magistrate’s Court here Wednesday (Nov 8) with breaking into a casino room in Genting Highlands last month and stealing 1,160 casino chips worth RM4.6mil belonging to Genting Highlands Bhd. Koay Boan Seng, 32, and Hoo Chee Chuan, 38, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read out before Magistrate...
KUALA LUMPUR: Sheila Sharon Steven Kumar, better known as "Inspector Sheila" who went viral on social media in June, has been charged with causing a public nuisance. She pleaded not guilty to the charge here on Wednesday (Nov 8), following which Magistrate Illi Marisqa Khalizan granted her RM500 bail with one surety. Wednesday's proceeding was to hear...
KUANTAN: Police have tracked down five local men including the mastermind in the RM4.6 million casino chips heist at Genting Highlands on Oct 28, believed to be the largest chips robbery in the highland resort. They are Lee Kien Keong, 44, of Taman Medan Indah Sungai Lui, Raub who is believed to be among the masterminds;...
PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister has given the country’s top graft buster, Tan Sri Azam Baki, the full authority to probe allegations of corruption, including those involving ministers and civil servants. He said that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had repeatedly stressed the importance of integrity and governance in creating a clean and effective government. “He told me that...
