SINGAPORE: The chips that were said to have been transported through Singapore were embedded in servers, with Malaysia listed as their last known destination, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam said on Monday (Mar 3). Speaking to reporters, Mr Shanmugam said that server suppliers Dell and Supermicro had providedContinue Reading
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been named a suspect in an ongoing corruption probe involving RM700 million (US$157 million) in government funds, and will be called in for questioning on Wednesday. Azam Baki, chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), confirmed this on Monday (MarContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has declared his wealth to authorities as part of an ongoing corruption and money laundering probe, the anti-graft agency said on Sunday (Mar 2), following the seizure of nearly US$40 million in assets allegedly linked to him. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission saidContinue Reading
It is a tradition that has been observed in Mr Daiman Peron’s family since he was five years old. The 65-year-old is the tok batin or spiritual leader of the Mah Meri indigenous community residing on Carey Island in Selangor, Malaysia. It’s a role he had taken on since 2013.Continue Reading
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) is the holding company that operates most of the airports in Malaysia, including the country’s main entry point, Kuala Lumpur International Airport. MAHB has an interesting backstory because in 1999 it was listed on the Malaysian stock exchange. It was the first major airport operatorContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1MDB has withdrawn its US$248 million lawsuit against one of the producers of The Wolf of Wall Street, who is also the stepson of disgraced former premier Najib Razak. The fund had accused Riza Aziz and his film companies of misappropriating US$248 million forContinue Reading
CRACKDOWN ON SCAM FARMS Criminal syndicates have been trafficking thousands of people from around the world to scam centres across Southeast Asia, including along the Thai-Myanmar frontier where victims have been forced to work in illegal online fraud operations, according to the United Nations. Observers stressed the need for moreContinue Reading
SELANGOR: Former Malaysian prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been hospitalised and is in stable condition after collapsing at his residence in the early hours of Saturday (Feb 22). The 65-year-old was found unconscious and subsequently rushed to hospital, reported state news agency Bernama. “Be informed that Datuk Ismail SabriContinue Reading
In her message at a conference for the judiciary last month, Tengku Maimun acknowledged that the JAC was far from perfect. She also issued what appeared to be a veiled warning against any outside interference in the appointment of judges and added that any form of circumvention of the lawContinue Reading
SELANGOR: The suspect in a Malaysian shopping mall shooting incident has been killed in a police shootout following a 10-day manhunt. Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan said the man, who is allegedly linked to the recent attack at Setia Alam mall was tracked down in a joint operation byContinue Reading
