KUALA LUMPUR: In a startling revelation during the ongoing trial in the Penang undersea tunnel corruption trial, businessman Datuk Seri G. Gnanaraja admitted to being declared bankrupt after failing to pay his legal fees in a separate case at the Shah Alam Court. During cross-examination with counsel Ram Karpal Singh, Gnanaraja admitted to being declared bankrupt...
PETALING JAYA: The key prosecution witness in a corruption trial involving former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, who was attacked by a group of masked and armed men, was also robbed by the group. Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulnizam Ja'afar confirmed the incident, saying police were alerted at about 7.20am on Wednesday (Aug 6) "A...
PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has accused Umno leaders of submitting to DAP to maintain their position in the government. Dr Mahathir attributed this as the reason for Umno's decision to cancel its attendance at the 'Solidarity with Datuk Seri Najib Razak' rally held earlier on Monday (Jan 6). He claimed that the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Guan Eng has filed an appeal against the High Court's omission of an order for Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to pay interest on RM1.35mil damages in a defamation lawsuit that Lim won. The notice of appeal was filed at the Court of Appeal through Guok Partnership on Nov 29. In the notice, Lim stated...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng told the High Court on Tuesday (Aug 14) that allegations about the arrest of his son at Singapore Changi Airport four years ago, spread by blogger Papagomo, have been denied by former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador. Lim, 64, said that Abdul Hamid, on...
GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here has rejected Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew and businesswoman Phang Li Koon's bid to strike out corruption charges involving a RM11.6mil foreign workers' dormitory project. Judicial Commissioner Rofiah Mohamad said she rejected the bid to strike out the case as there was a major...
GEORGE TOWN: Urging people not to speculate on his absence at the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional gathering of state leaders on polling day, DAP national chairman Lim Guan Eng said he could not make it as he had to be at the vote counting centre for his seat. Guan Eng, who defended his Air Putih seat, said...
PETALING JAYA: Voter turnout for the six state elections is between 27% and 33% as of 11am, says the Election Commission (EC). Terengganu remains at the top of the list with 33%, the EC said in a statement on Saturday (Aug 12). This is closely followed by Kedah at 32% while the figure was 29% in Penang,...
GEORGE TOWN: Lim Guan Eng denies that he is eyeing a post in the Penang executive committee should the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional pact win the upcoming state polls. "I was the Penang chief minister. Do you think I still want to become an exco member? You must be joking! "Chances must be given to others. How can...
GEORGE TOWN: A DAP man announced contesting as an Independent in the Perai state seat with the tagline "Save Penang from Lim Guan Eng" and alleged a power struggle to make Lim chief minister again. David Marshel, in a press conference on Thursday (July 27), openly criticised the DAP chairman and claimed that there were plans...
