KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General's Chambers intends to challenge the High Court's decision that cleared Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor of money laundering and tax evasion charges. Lead prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib confirmed the plan to appeal following the proceedings on Thursday (Dec 19). Rosmah had filed to quash her 12 charges of money laundering involving more than RM7mil...
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...
JOHOR BARU: A construction and maintenance company director has been slapped with a RM1.284mil penalty for tax evasion with an additional RM23,000 in fines for failure to file three years of the company's tax returns. The accused, Yusof Ahmad, 38, pleaded guilty when the charges were read before Magistrate Nur Fatin Mohamad Farid at a Magistrate's...
Taxation authorities have pledged to step up supervision on the entertainment industry after a popular actress and an Internet influencer were hit with heavy fines for tax evasion. Yuan Bingyan, a film and television actress who graduated from the prestigious Shanghai Theatre Academy, was fined almost three million yuan (RM1.9mil) by tax authorities in Chongqing, where...
Actor-director Wu Jing alone paid S$55mil in overdue tax. So just how much do they earn? Chinese actresses Song Zu’er and Jiang Yiyi recently made headlines for tax evasion — something not uncommonly seen in Chinese showbiz. The news has renewed interest in the tax expenses of celebs, with the topic trending on various social media sites. A netizen recently posted a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pic) has filed an application to strike out all of the 17 money laundering and tax evasion charges she is currently on trial for. In an application filed at the High Court here on Wednesday (Sept 6), she said the the charges against her are baseless, defective and premature. Rosmah added...
