Malaysia's unemployment inched up to 4.9% in January
KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): Malaysia's unemployment rate rose to 4.
More changes in Boustead group of companies' boardrooms
KUALA LUMPUR (March 8): Boustead Holdings Bhd and its subsidiaries have made more changes in their boardrooms, with the latest being the redesignation of Boustead's executive director of group business development Izaddeen Daud as its deputy group managing director, effective March 1.
Court of Appeal rejects Shafee's bid to introduce ex-AG's affidavit as evidence to recuse Sri Ram from prosecuting him
KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): Senior lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah today failed in his application to introduce new evidence — an affidavit by former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali — in his bid to recuse former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram from leading the prosecution in his RM9.
Covid-19: Malaysia reports 2,364 new cases, 10 deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Malaysia reported today 2,364 newly-confirmed Covid-19 cases, which brought the total number of infected individuals in the country to 298,315 so far.
Mahathir, other Pejuang leaders allowed to intervene in lawyer's emergency challenge
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad along with four other Pejuang leaders were today allowed to intervene in lawyer Dr Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al Mahdzar's originating summons (OS) seeking the court's interpretation of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's discretion in deciding whether or not to declare a state of emergency.
Muhyiddin and Govt move to strike out Khairuddin's suit on emergency proclamation
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): The Government and Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday moved to strike out the suit brought by staunch Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad supporter Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan against them regarding the emergency proclamation.
Muhyiddin seeks RM10m from Umno's Puad over FB post deemed defamatory
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Lawyers representing prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has today sent a letter of demand (LOD) to Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi over a Facebook post he made titled “Kuarantin pun ada dua darjat” (two classes of quarantine) which is deemed defamatory.
Hazem denies involvement in 1MDB fundraising exercise as claimed by Shahrol
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 16): Former 1MDB chief executive officer Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) has denied being involved in the US$3 billion fundraising exercise undertaken by the state fund in 2012, contradicting an earlier statement by his predecessor Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi.
Hazem: No evidence of Umno and Najib benefitting from 1MDB seen when I was CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) testified today that while he was told that 1MDB was used to fund Umno, during his tenure, he had seen no such evidence of money from the government investment fund benefitting Umno or former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak.
I didn't tell 1MDB board the truth as I was scared of Najib — ex-CEO
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Despite being aware of possible elements of criminal wrongdoing in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), its former chief executive officer (CEO) said he went along with the instructions given to him by purported master conspirator Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) as the ex-CEO was fearful of then prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
