Court of Appeals orders Bung Moktar, wife to enter defence on corruption charges

KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal has ordered Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin and his wife, Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad, to enter their defence on three corruption charges involving RM2.8mil related to a Felcra Bhd investment. A three-judge panel, led by Justice Ahmad Zaidi Ibrahim, found that the High Court's decision to discharge and...

AI capability gap in defence sector affects Malaysia, developing nations, says Mohamed Khaled

SEOUL: The disparity in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, especially in the defence sector, poses a significant disadvantage for Malaysia and other developing countries, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said this gap is evident in various defence-related fields, such as surveillance, cyber warfare and autonomous systems. "I believe that this gap will leave developing...

Xi vows to prevent anyone ‘splitting Taiwan from China’

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping (pic) vowed on Tuesday (Dec 26) to resolutely prevent anyone from "splitting Taiwan from China in any way", the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in...

Defence Ministry to procure two aircraft to detect submarines in South China Sea

KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry is in the midst of procuring two Maritime Patrol Aircrafts (MPA) from Italy that have the ability to detect the presence of submarines in the South China Sea area, especially in the Sabah region. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said this is because the long-range radar (LRR) of the Malaysian Armed...

M’sia ready to buy military equipment from Turkiye, says Anwar

NEW YORK: Malaysia has expressed its willingness to buy military equipment from Turkiye, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said prior to this, some of Malaysia’s military equipment had been purchased from South Korea, adding that the choice of suitable purchases from Turkiye will be decided by the Malaysian Armed Forces Council. "We could be...

Muhyiddin applies to strike out three money-laundering charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will file an application to strike out three charges against him, the Sessions Court heard Tuesday (Sept 19). Lead defence counsel Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said the application for the charges under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act...

Datuk Seri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa (left), better known as Datuk K, arriving at the Kuala Lumpur High Court. - Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian

Datuk K for the defence: Siti’s husband to testify on Zahid’s behalf in YAB trial

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Khalid Mohamad Jiwa, the husband of songstress Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur High Court at 8.46am Monday (Aug 21). He is expected to testify as a defence witness on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is facing corruption, criminal breach of trust...

Zahid’s daughter decries his detractors as ‘rude’ with ‘no manners’

PETALING JAYA: Nurulhidayah Ahmad Zahid has come to her father Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s defence in the face of a barrage of criticism levelled at the Umno and Barisan Nasional chief. “Leaders come and go. What is certain is that Umno will be inherited by those who are rude and have no manners,” she...