KUALA LUMPUR: The idea to federalise the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) in order to salvage it from its internal strife did not come from Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court was told on Thursday (Aug 22). Instead, it was the then TIA CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi who was "very eager" about the federalisation...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
KUALA LUMPUR: There has never been evidence that showed former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was at AmIslamic Bank Bhd to commit the crime he is accused of, the High Court here was told. Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah submitted that the prosecution never showed evidence that the former Pekan MP was...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has objected to the Malaysian Bar's legal challenge against his royal pardon on grounds that the Bar lacked quorum. Najib's lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, who affirmed an affidavit for a preliminary objection, stated that the applicant (Bar) had no locus to commence the legal action as...
KUALA LUMPUR: There is still no decision on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's representation to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to drop his three other money laundering charges involving SRC International Sdn Bhd funds amounting to RM27mil, the High Court heard. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul, the status quo on the representation remains. "The...
PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators have obtained new leads on the Scorpene submarine probe, where a local company is believed to have made payments amounting to RM42mil without the knowledge of its board of directors. It is learnt that based on the latest findings, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reviewed its investigation, with focus given to the...
SHAH ALAM: Former Selangor Umno chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar has confirmed that he has joined Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) with immediate effect. The application, said Noh, was made directly online on Thursday (July 4), according to Malay-language daily Sinar Harian. According to the ex-Tanjong Karang MP, the decision was made due to disappointment over the...
SEPANG: DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has dismissed claims by international correspondent Romen Bose that the party leaders had sought to "rebuild the Chinese population" during the last Pakatan Harapan administration. "Just one response, rubbish," he said briefly when asked to comment on the book, Shattered Hopes, written by Bose, who was also said to be the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The board of directors at SRC International Sdn Bhd was appointed to execute the wishes of the company's shareholder, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the High Court was told. SRC International's former director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail, 59, testified that it was typical for a newly established company's board of directors (BOD) to be given...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to submit two additional affidavits in his application to commence judicial review over an alleged royal addendum order, which would allow him to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest. Justice Amarjeet Singh also fixed July 3 to deliver his...
