Malaysia anti-graft agency questions ex-PM Ismail Sabri in US$150 million publicity spending probe

Malaysia's anti-graft investigators have questioned former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as part of a probe into possible misconduct involving some RM700 million (US$150.86 million) spent on government publicity during a previous administration. In a statement late on Wednesday (Jan 10), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it had recorded a statement from Ismail Sabri in...

MACC confirms Daim’s wife, two sons called to record statements

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has confirmed that Tun Daim Zainuddin's wife, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, her two sons, Muhammad Amin Zainuddin Daim and Muhammad Amir Zainuddin Daim, have been called to record their statements at the MACC Headquarters in Putrajaya on Wednesday (Jan 10) morning. In the statement on Wednesday, MACC said...

Ismail Sabri wants Malay studies’ chair in universities Asia-wide

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says he hopes that a chair in Malay studies can be established at all universities locally and abroad in a bid to empower the Malay language. He said this in response to the recent establishment of the chair named in his honour at the Thai Global...

‘Overconfidence in winning polls could lead to our own downfall’, says Ismail Sabri

KUALA PILAH - Barisan Nasional (BN) members must consider the party an underdog in the state elections to ensure the grassroot machineries continue to work hard on the field. Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said overconfidence in winning the state polls could lead the party to its own undoing. "Sometimes when you are overconfident...