FT Minister: UMNO appointees on DBKL Advisory Board have to go
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Advisory Board members of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) who were politically appointed must step down as Barisan Nasional is no longer in power in Putrajaya.
Najib claims trial, vows to clear name
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Datuk Seri Najib Razak became the first ex-prime minister in Malaysia to be charged in court when he was slapped with three counts of criminal breach of trust and one count of abuse of power yesterday.
ECRL, SSER projects ordered to cease work
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and two projects under the finance ministry (MoF) unit Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn Bhd (SSER), namely the Multi-Product Pipeline (MPP) and the Trans-Sabah Gas Pipeline (TSGP) projects, have been instructed to suspend all works with immediate effect.
FT minister: We will review Taman Rimba Kiara high-rise development
The Federal Territories Ministry will review the deal for a high-rise development at Taman Rimba Kiara, The Malaysian Insight reported its minister Khalid Samad (pictured) saying today.
ECRL contractor has “no choice” but follow suspension order
PETALING JAYA (July 4): China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has “no choice” but to follow the suspension order issued by Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd over the controversial East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, it said in a statement today.
Gag order to prevent pre-judgement on Najib’s case, says defence counsel
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said his request for a gag order on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's trial is to prevent pre-judgement of the case.
Lawyer says gag order in Najib’s case violates freedom of expression
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Civil rights lawyer Syahredzan Johan has questioned the need to issue an interim gag order on the media in ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s court case.
A-G: No grounds given by judge on gag order in Najib’s case
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): The High Court judge overseeing the criminal charges against Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not provide any grounds in approving a gag order on the public from discussing the charges, said Attorney-General (A-G) Tommy Thomas today.
Deed to Najib’s Jalan Langgak Duta mansion offered as collateral for bail
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Shafee Abdullah was reported to have proposed the use of the deed to his client’s mansion on Jalan Langgak Duta as collateral for the bail amount instead of cash.
AG’s press meet disrupted by commotion caused by Najib’s supporters
KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): A press conference scheduled to be held by Attorney General (AG) Tommy Thomas on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial was interrupted by a commotion at the Kuala Lumpur courts today.
