KUALA LUMPUR: Friends and family members have gathered at Tun Daim Zainuddin's house in Bukit Tunku here to pay their last respects. This included former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Tun Dr Hasmah Mohamad Ali arrived around 12.48pm and stayed for around half an hour. ALSO READ: Daim's remains taken home for friends, relatives...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court that allegedly being called "Mahathir a/l Iskandar Kutty" by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi would not have mattered to him if he was not a politician. “If I were just selling kacang putih by the roadside, I would not care. "But as a political leader, this...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told the High Court here that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had lied to the public when he called the former premier "Mahathir anak lelaki Iskandar Kutty". The former prime minister, who testified in a lawsuit he initiated against the current Deputy Prime Minister for alleged defamation, said that...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's sons have been given a final 30-day extension to declare their assets, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said the former prime minister's sons, Mirzan and Mokhzani were given until mid-September to provide details of their assets, Bernama reported. “This is the final decision and...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) tasked with reviewing the handling of matters related to the sovereignty of Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge has presented its final report to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia. A post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's official Facebook page announced that RCI chairman Tun...
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad denied unilaterally deciding to withdraw the bid to overturn the International Court of Justice’s (IJC) ruling on the Batu Puteh case The former prime minister said that the Cabinet made the decision collectively after much consideration of the views of various experts and briefing sessions. Dr Mahathir claimed this included consultation...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has dismissed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's application to initiate judicial review proceedings for the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge. Among others, the former Prime Minister has asked for the RCI proceedings to be open to the public. Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh also dismissed...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and two others have successfully struck out a lawsuit by business tycoon Tan Sri Halim Saad over losses allegedly suffered during the government's takeover of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) Bhd and Renong Bhd in 2001. High Court judge Judicial Commissioner Dr Suzana Muhamad Said had allowed the striking out application...
PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad claims that graft busters are saying that he has committed an offence under Section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act, according to a notice sent to his son. The former prime minister said this was despite Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain stating that he was not being...
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says that he campaigned for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the 14th General Election, but now he is being investigated. "When he was contesting, I actually campaigned for him, and so did Tun Daim Zainuddin. Both of us campaigned for him, and now he wants to investigate me for wrongdoings,"...
