News about court

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): The defence team in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (pictured) SRC International Sdn Bhd case is asking the Court of Appeal to grant more time for it to file a petition of appeal, which was initially fixed to be filed by next Monday (Sept 28).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had pressured former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) to request audit firm KPMG to conclude the audit of the state fund’s financial statements for 2013 despite certain irregularities it found, the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): PetroSaudi Oil Services (Venezuela) Ltd (PSOSL) (Incorporated in Barbados) reiterated its undertaking to the High Court today that it would not move the disputed US$340.

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): An elderly woman whose rubbish bins were pushed away from her home during Chinese New Year thought that a visitor had done this.

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 11): The Sabah State election is set to proceed as scheduled after the Federal Court today dismissed an application by former Tamparuli Assemblyman Datuk Jahid @ Noordin Jahim for a stay of the polls pending the disposal of the “two Chief Ministers” case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): High Court judge Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali characterised the conviction of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured), last July 28, as the worst case of abuse of position.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Transmile Group Bhd's founder and former CEO Gan Boon Aun (pictured) is appealing against his conviction by the Sessions Court for furnishing misleading financial statements to Bursa Malaysia in 2007.

GEORGE TOWN (Sept 7): A dog owner was fined RM30,000 by the Sessions Court here for animal cruelty after she admitted to neglecting two dogs in March last year, reported Malay Mail.

GEORGE TOWN (Sept 4): The first Courtyard by Marriott in Malaysia, and also the 17th Marriott International brand in the country, has opened its door to public.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 27): The Kuala Lumpur High Court has set Oct 26 to decide on Deloitte PLT’s application for a judicial review to quash a RM2.