JOHANNESBURG: While he did not agree with actions by his political secretary to issue a contractor support letter for a hospital project, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said no approval was made for the project based on the letter. The Prime Minister said any action against his political secretary should be based on the gravity of the...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd has firmly denied any connection to the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday (April 2), IWK clarified that the project connection to a private sewer pipeline was constructed by the developer’s contractor. "It is important to note that the laying...
IPOH: The worst of the impact from Cameron Highlands’s overdevelopment must be strictly managed by balancing environmental preservation and development, warns an environmental activist group. Regional Environmental Awareness Cameron Highlands (Reach) president A. Dilip Martin said the highlands’s overdevelopment could only be solved with strict zoning laws that designate specific areas for conservation, development and agriculture. Multi-faceted...
BATANG KALI: The slope and road repair works on the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands road due to a landslide in December 2022 is expected to be completed by June 30, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The Deputy Works Minister said the slope and road repair project, which involved a cost of about RM19mil, was 86 per cent...
KANGAR: The son of a Mentri Besar is among six individuals remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) here to assist in investigations regarding a case of submitting false documents and claims involving RM600,000 over the past two years. Magistrate Ana Rozana Mohd Nor granted the remand order for all suspects starting Wednesday (April 24) until...
KUALA LUMPUR: A managing director of a tractor distribution company has been detained in connection with a suspected graft involving a RM25mil agriculture tractor supply project. The woman, in her 50s, was remanded until Feb 8. She was brought to Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Feb 6), where Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued the remand order. Sources said...
IPOH: Perak is set to get a new international airport in five years. State infrastructure, energy, water and public transport committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the project is expected to be carried out by London-based company Colebrand International Limited, via a private funding initiative. He said the company representatives have met with the Prime...
