Najib challenges Ramkarpal, other ‘haters’ to debate SRC International case

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has challenged Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh and other "haters" to an open debate on the RM42mil SRC International case. "We invite Ramkarpal to a televised open debate with a representative from our side on the subject," said Najib in a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday...

Najib’s daughter posts message for father on social media

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter Nooryana Najwa Najib, shares a message with a photo of her father on her Instagram story. In the short clip, she wrote, "Always waiting for your return, however long it takes", as a dedication to her father, a former prime minister of Malaysia. The post was backed with the...

Najib accountable for his actions, court told

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak is accountable for his every action as the prime minister, finance minister and chairman of the board of advisors of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), the High Court was told on Friday (Jan 26). Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior officer Nur Aida Arifin testified that Najib, or the 1MDB management, had...

Bar Council clears Zaid and partners of misconduct

PETALING JAYA: Lawyer Datuk Zaid Ibrahim and his partners, Liew Teck Huat and M. Rueben, have been exonerated by the Bar Council disciplinary board of any breach of the Legal Profession Act (LPA) 1976 or any other wrongdoing as alleged by Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah. Zaid took to X on Sunday (Jan 21) and said...

Royal pardon for Najib: Online polls show Malaysians still at odds over the issue

PETALING JAYA: After spending nearly one-and-a-half years in prison, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak continues to draw public attention from behind bars. A major question now is whether he will be granted a royal pardon. Various polls on social media show that netizens were polarised over the issue of whether the man at the centre...

PM: Govt may consider banning ‘Man On The Run’

SEPANG: The government is willing to consider Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s request for a removal and ban of the Man On The Run documentary on Netflix, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. “We will consider it,” the Prime Minister said when responding to questions from the media about the official letter that Najib had submitted to the...

1MDB trial: Prosecution plans to call Jasmine Loo

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's trial on Monday (Dec 18) told the High Court here that 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) former general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan would be called to testify in the case. Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said the prosecution is planning to call Loo after taking...

Najib applies for DNAA in RM27mil SRC case

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has applied to be acquitted of three other charges of money laundering involving SRC International Sdn Bhd (SRC) funds totalling RM27mil, which he is facing in the High Court here. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing Najib, said Friday (Dec 1) the application was made after...

Federal Court rules Najib, son have to settle over RM1.69bil in unpaid taxes

PETALING JAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his son Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin need to settle RM1.69bil and RM37.6 million in unpaid taxes. READ MORE: Najib, son succeed to stay execution of RM1.7bil tax summary judgment The dismissal of the appeal was made on Monday (Oct 16), with the apex...