Madinah confirms Rosmah instructed her to expedite Jepak project
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Former education secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad confirmed today that she was instructed by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor to look into and expedite a RM1.
Madinah: It’s not my place to question PM’s approval of solar project
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Former Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad continued to be grilled by the defence team today during cross-examination in Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s solar graft trial.
Rosmah’s lawyers bring up Madinah’s inconsistent stand on generator sets for Sarawak schools
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's lawyers today highlighted what they see as former Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad's inconsistent stand in court on the issue of generator sets for 369 rural schools in Sarawak.
Ex-education sec-gen: I should have rejected Jepak’s project proposal
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 18): Former education secretary-general Tan Sri Madinah Mohamad agrees that she should have rejected the proposal made by Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd for a solar hybrid project involving 369 schools in Sarawak back in 2016.
Acceptance letter for RM1.25b solar hybrid project issued despite Education Ministry’s lack of funds
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 17): Former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pictured) said Datuk Seri Najib Razak ordered him to issue a letter of acceptance for the RM1.
Education secretary-general second person to say Rosmah asked to hurry solar project
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor asked the former education secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamed to look into and speed up the process of approving the solar hybrid project for 369 schools in Sarawak.
Ex-minister's letter to AG says he is willing to testify against RM1.25b project ‘prime mover’
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's defence team today produced a letter sent by Vignesh Kumar & Associates on behalf of Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid to the attorney-general, stating that their client was willing to testify against the “prime mover” of the solar hybrid project.
Rosmah refuses to leave accused dock during lunch break, prompting early adjournment
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor caused a stir after refusing to leave the accused dock when her graft trial went into recess for lunch today.
Mahdzir doubted Jepak's ability to execute RM1.25b project but did not tell PM, Cabinet or Parliament
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): Former education minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid admitted that he did not tell the prime minister, Cabinet or Parliament about his reluctance to award the solar hybrid project to Jepak Holdings Sdn Bhd.
MoF: RM16.5b represents only construction cost of Sarawak Pan Borneo Highway
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has rebutted claims that the total cost of the Sarawak portion of the Pan Borneo Highway project was RM16.
