PM Anwar appoints ex-AG Idrus, ex-Federal Court judge Zainun to Judicial Appointments Commission Posted on 18/11/2024 By udot KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed four new members to the Judicial Appointments Commissions (JAC) including former attorney general Tan Sri Idrus Harun and former Federal Court judge Tan Sri Zainun Ali, the commission announced today. The JAC said the two other new members appointed by the PM are former Sarawak attorney general Datuk Seri Talat Mahmood Abdul Rashid, and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) law lecturer Associate Professor Hartini Saripan. These appointments are important, as the JAC will now have a sufficient number of members to be able to hold meetings. MORE TO COME News
7-Eleven owner considers going private to avoid foreign buyout Posted on 13/11/2024 Seven & i Holdings explored going private to counter Alimentation Couche-Tard’s US$45 billion takeover bid. (AFP pic) TOKYO: The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is considering going private by buying back its own shares in a bid to avoid a takeover by Canadian rival Couche-Tard, reports said on Wednesday. Seven & i… Read More
International laws have no bearing on Sarawak’s oil and gas claim, Satok rep tells Zaid Ibrahim Posted on 15/11/2024 KUCHING, Nov 15 — Satok assemblyman Datuk Ibrahim Baki has today downplayed former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s remark that Sarawak’s oil and gas claim may be undermined by a ruling on Malaysia’s Malaysia’s bid for Pulau Batu Puteh. Speaking at the Sarawak assembly, the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) state… Read More
PM Anwar arrives in Beijing for final leg of China visit, set to meet President Xi Posted on 06/11/2024 BEIJING, Nov 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in Beijing, the last stop of his working visit to China from Nov 4 to 7. The aircraft carrying Anwar from Shanghai landed at Beijing Capital International Airport at 6.10 pm local time today. The Prime Minister was… Read More