PUTRAJAYA: Despite his extensive experience in governance and quality education, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak admitted in the High Court that he made decisions on government-related measures with full awareness but sometimes miscalculated the impact. The 71-year-old former prime minister said mistakes could happen if a matter was misrepresented, or he was misinformed or misled. Najib, who...
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...
PETALING JAYA: Umno is appealing to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia’s goodwill for a full pardon for Datuk Seri Najib Razak, after the incarcerated former prime minister’s successful bid at the Court of Appeal. In an immediate reaction after the court's decision on Monday (Jan 6), Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi...
PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin asks why the government hid and did not implement the royal addendum for his father to serve house arrest. This is after the Court of Appeal allowed Najib's bid for leave to commence judicial review over an alleged royal addendum. "The royal addendum exists and...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court's acquittal in her money laundering and tax evasion case came as a "meaningful gift" during Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's birthday month. The wife of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was all smiles as she expressed relief at closing this chapter after six years of legal battle. "My lawyers have assured...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that his action in returning US$620mil of unutilised Saudi donation to Tanore Finance Corp reflected his innocence and yet he was hit with five charges under the Anti-Money Laundering Act. The former prime minister testified that he decided to return the balance of the funds that...
SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has described critics questioning his decision to present the issue of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's Titah Addendum to His Majesty the King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim, who serves as the Chairman of the Pardons Board, as lacking in knowledge and uninterested in seeking the truth. The Prime Minister stated...
KUANTAN: The Pahang palace will not issue any statement about a "royal addendum" purportedly issued by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, as submitted in the appeal application by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and the affidavit of Datuk Mohamad Nizar Najib. Pahang state legal advisor Datuk Seri Saiful Edris Zainuddin said the decision...
KUALA LUMPUR: An Opposition lawmaker has filed a motion to debate the existence of an alleged Royal addendum that would allow former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. According to the motion filed by Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Baru), which was seen by The Star, he...
KUALA LUMPUR: It was an informal afternoon tea onboard a yacht, not a meeting to plot siphoning billions from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the High Court heard. Datuk Seri Najib Razak, on the stand, shared details of his private family vacation in Southern France in 2009, where he and his family were invited for high tea...
