RM15.5m spent on seizure, maintenance of Equanimity
KUALA LUMPUR (May 7): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas said the government has spent an estimated RM15.
Najib not above the law — AG
KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the former prime minister and finance minister, is a demonstration that everyone is equal before the law, said Attorney-General Tommy Thomas in his opening statement.
Public wants Najib’s trial to start — AG
PUTRAJAYA (March 12): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas told the Court of Appeal yesterday that the prosecution is under public pressure from within and outside the country to ensure that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s criminal breach of trust and money laundering trial begins as soon as possible.
‘Panel has 18 months to cut national debt to manageable level’
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 16): The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has set up a debt and liability management committee, which is tasked with reducing the government’s debts and liabilities to a manageable level within the next 18 months.
Malaysia’s AG says Goldman broke laws at the heart of capital markets
KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 17): Malaysia’s Attorney-General Tommy Thomas said criminal charges were filed against Goldman Sachs and others today as they had broken laws that were “at the heart of the capital markets”, when they sold three bonds totalling US$6.
Selangor MB: Sri Maha Mariamman temple should return land and RM1.5m compensation – report
PETALING JAYA (De 15): The Sri Maha Mariamman temple management should return the one-acre parcel of land and RM1.
AG: Sri Maha Mariamman land to be transferred to temple trustees
PETALING JAYA (Dec 14): The one-acre land housing the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Seafield, USJ 25 will be given to the temple's trustees, said Attorney-General Tommy Thomas.
1MDB prosecutors and investigators meet in Putrajaya - AGC
PUTRAJAYA (September 21): The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has announced that a meeting was conducted between prosecutors, civil recovery specialists and investigators from the United States, Singapore and Switzerland who were involved in the 1MDB investigation.
A-G defends Sitpah's appointment to claim RM1b Equanimity on 1MDB's behalf
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas has defended the appointment of Sitpah Selvaratnam, a senior shipping and maritime lawyer in his former law firm, to handle the government's claim of Equanimity, a RM1 billion super yacht that was bought using funds allegedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Decision tomorrow on Najib’s trial date and gag order
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): The High Court will decide tomorrow on the gag order prohibiting the media from discussing the merits of the criminal charges against former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured), and fix the relevant trial date.
