Najib, Irwan given DNAA in IPIC case Posted on 27/11/2024 Former prime minister Najib Razak was jointly charged with ex-treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah in 2018 with six counts of misappropriating public funds intended for payment to IPIC. KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak and ex-treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah have been granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) in their International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) case. Justice Jamil Hussin said he was using his inherent powers in allowing their DNAA application at the High Court here. Najib and Irwan were charged in 2018 with six counts of misappropriating public funds intended for payment to IPIC, an Abu Dhabi-owned corporation. MORE TO COME News
Murder charge for man who beat ‘overbearing’ aunt to death in Ipoh Posted on 15/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Lee Hao Yi, 21, was charged at the magistrates court in Ipoh today with the murder of his aunt, whom he allegedly beat to death with his fists. According to The Star, the jobless Lee nodded when the charge under Section 302 of the Penal… Read More
Rafizi weighs cooking oil subsidy cuts, government mulls alternatives to tackle leakages Posted on 17/11/2024 KOTA BARU, Nov 17 — The government has discussed the issue of abolishing the packet cooking oil subsidy to address the problem of leakages, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli. He said if the packet cooking oil subsidy is abolished, it could have certain risks as the government had spent millions… Read More
Federal laws take precedence in Sarawak’s oil and gas dispute, experts assert (VIDEO) Posted on 21/11/2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — The federal government’s position on oil and gas (O&G) resources off Sarawak’s shores remains grounded in the Petroleum Development Act 1974 (PDA), which grants Petronas full ownership and exclusive rights to all petroleum resources in Malaysia, both onshore and offshore. This claim has come under… Read More