KUALA LUMPUR: A subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), SRC International Sdn Bhd, was a victim of a large-scale, multi-jurisdictional fraud orchestrated by Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court heard. SRC’s lawyer Datuk Lim Chee Wee said that instead of serving the rakyat, the company became a vehicle manipulated by the former premier to procure...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Daim Zainuddin has been charged with failing to declare his assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Monday (Jan 29). The former finance minister claimed trial at the Sessions Court here for the charge framed under Section 36(2) of the MACC Act pertaining to the disclosure of assets. ALSO READ: Daim: Bring on the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, the wife of former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin has claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to a charge under the anti-graft law on Tuesday (Jan 23). According to the charge sheet, Na'imah had intentionally given a written statement under oath that did not comply with the terms...
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...
KOTA KINABALU: An unemployed woman has pleaded guilty to trying to abort her baby in July. The act, which is an offence under Section 315 of the Penal Code, provides a jail sentence of up to 10 years or a fine, or both, upon conviction. However, the 22-year-old would only know her fate on Nov 2, after...
MELAKA: A former chief executive officer (CEO) of a Melaka government-linked company claimed trial to a charge of power abuse at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh on Wednesday (Sept 27). Amir Ali, 56, was accused of using his position to appoint his daughter, Nur Hafizah, to hold the position of Financial Officer W41. The accused, who...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set 30 days in June and July next year to hear the criminal breach of trust (CBT) case involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah involving RM6.6bil in government funds. Judge Muhammad Jamil Hussin fixed the dates following a request by...
SIBU: Two individuals have been fined RM10,000 in default one year's jail each by the Magistrate's Court for stealing three units of solar street lamps on Tuesday (Aug 8). The accused, Tan Jin Hua, 32, and Lau Sie Heng, 36, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Flavian Edward Henry for the offence under Section 379 of the Penal...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former company senior executive director said a RM2mil payment linked to the Penang undersea tunnel was meant for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Consortium Zenith Beijing Urban Construction Group Sdn Bhd (CZBUCG) former senior executive director Ibrahim Sahari told the Sessions Court hearing the corruption trial of former Penang chief minister...
