KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition leaders have welcomed the Federal Court’s decision to uphold former prime minister Najib Razak’s conviction in his 1MDB-linked case as a victory for Malaysians in their fight against corruption. “This proves that the people have power (and) they made the decision in 2018 to ensure an Continue Reading
“He definitely wants to come back. But security is the main issue and intelligence has advised that he delay his return,” said one of the sources, a Sri Lankan government official. “He may return in two weeks or even before that if arrangements for his safety can be made.” TheContinue Reading
An appeal to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is “well short of needs”, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday (Aug 23), as refugees called on donors not to forget the crisis ahead of the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. More than a million Rohingya areContinue Reading
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s maximum court on Wednesday (Aug 23) upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s 12-year prison sentence for corruption within the 1MDB financial scandal , a decision analysts said could slam the door to a political comeback. “Under Malaysian law, Najib cannot stand for this election and the following electionContinue Reading
DO YOU KNOW THE CASES AGAINST NAJIB? Malaysian authorities say Najib illegally received over US$1 billion traceable to 1MDB. A person described within US lawsuits since “Malaysian Official 1” allegedly received greater than US$1 billion within 1MDB funds, many of which was used to purchase jewelry for the individuals wife.Continue Reading
SHANGHAI: The southwestern Chinese regions of Chonqging and Sichuan had been battling fires on Tuesday (Aug 23) as they awaited a long-anticipated drop in temperatures over the in a few days, but the country’s essential fall months harvest could stay threatened . Officials warned this month that temperatures are risingContinue Reading
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar is considering the proposal by the state government to change Johor’s weekend break rest days to Saturday-Sunday from the present Friday-Saturday.Continue Reading
MANILA: Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced a two-day closure associated with government offices and public schools in the capital region and several other provinces upon Tuesday (Aug 23) after tropical storm Ma-On made landfall, getting heavy rain. With wind gusts of up to 110kmh, the particular storm intensified asContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: Juneyao Group, the mother or father of Chinese provider Juneyao Airlines, programs to start making electric vehicles (EV), a couple with knowledge of the matter said, as it looks for to diversify from businesses that have been strike hard by COVID-19. Shanghai-based Juneyao, possessed by Chinese billionaire WangContinue Reading
The prosecution had wrapped up their submissions on Aug 19, with the prosecutor telling the court the combined roles played by Najib enabled him to implement his plan of benefitting from SRC International funds. The apex court had last week denied Mr Teh’s request to release himself from representing theContinue Reading