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MACC cripples cartel with monopoly over hundreds of govt jobs
PETALING JAYA: A cartel controlling over 150 companies which monopolised RM3.8 billion worth of government projects has been crippled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) following the arrest of seven people.
According to a…
Najib starts appeal against 1MDB-linked conviction, jail sentence
KUALA LUMPUR (April 5): Malaysia's Court of Appeal on Monday will begin hearing a bid by former prime minister Najib Razak to set aside his conviction on corruption charges in a case linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund…
Additional 10 days fixed for 1MDB audit tampering trial
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has fixed an additional 10 days for the audit tampering trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak and 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) former chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy.
Najib's lawyer Nur…
Four nabbed including former bank president for approving RM400mil for non-existent project
PETALING JAYA: A former bank president and three others have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over a RM400 million loan for a non-existent project.
A source in the know said the former bank president, a…
Ustaz charged with sodomising teen
GEORGE TOWN: A religious teacher was charged at the sessions court today with sodomising a 15-year-old boy at a house in Teluk Kumbar here.
The 29-year-old ustaz was charged with committing the offence between November last year and March…
Freelance photographer guilty of posting offensive remarks on Hindus
KUALA LUMPUR: A freelance photographer was today found guilty of uploading offensive remarks on Hindus on his Facebook two years ago.
Sessions Court judge M. M. Edwin Paramjothy meted out the verdict against Zamri Abdul Razak, 51, after…
Najib seeks bank documents of firms controlled by Jho Low, Zeti’s family
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak is seeking to compel the government to provide banking documents belonging to companies controlled by Low Taek Jho and Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s family.
In an application for the documents, he said…
Datuk Seri charged with outraging modesty of daughter
KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman with the 'Datuk Seri' title was charged at the Magistrate's court here today with outraging the modesty of his own daughter since last year.
The 48-year-old accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence…
Family awarded RM327,000 over death of lorry driver in custody
PUTRAJAYA: The family of a lorry driver who died in a police lock-up in 2012 will receive about RM327,000 in damages although the Federal Court in a 6-1 majority ruling allowed the government’s appeal on a point of law.
The government did…
In Zahid’s trial, lawyer suggests political motivation behind 47 charges against Umno president…
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 ― The 47 criminal charges against Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi were purportedly due to political reasons as he was charged after the Pakatan Harapan coalition took over as federal government, his…