Malaysia

Malaysia – The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) signed a three-year sponsorship arrangement with Petronas and its subsidiary Petronas Dagangan Berhad today, making it the largest sponsorship deal in the sport’s history. The cooperation with the country’s two most well-known businesses aims to improve Malaysian badminton’s performance by improving the training and preparation of national shuttlers, particularly ahead of the …

Malaysia – By consenting to a discussion on Sunday, MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong ordered DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to be a man and stand by his allegations. After Lim alleged that the MCA president had not contributed to the development of SJK (C) Kuek Ho Yao in Seri Austin, Johor Baru, Wee declared he was serious …

Malaysia – According to Damansara MP Tony Pua, Datuk Seri Najib Razak is merely making a fool of himself by litigating his 1MDB case in Parliament and attempting to transfer responsibility to later administrations. According to the DAP National Publicity Secretary, Najib‘s most recent appearance was only yesterday (March 3), when he questioned why his successors did not pay off …

Malaysia – Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dubbed Datuk Seri Najib Razak an “idiot” for saying that Putrajaya had yet to pay “a single sen” of 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) main debt. Dr Mahathir expressed “disgust” at Najib’s comments in Parliament recently, highlighting Najib’s “shameless” attitude toward the wrongdoings done after his High Court sentence and conviction. “I’m disturbed …

Malaysia – As the fifth day of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) campaign for the Johor state election approaches, numerous grassroots activities are being undertaken. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the party’s chairman, stated that during on-the-ground operations with the candidates, he found the local communities’ acceptance of PN, which includes Bersatu, PAS, and Gerakan in the Peninsula, to be extremely promising. …

Malaysia – The prosecution said that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s second attempt to remove Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan from the case was an abuse of judicial procedure. Former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram, the case’s main prosecutor, said Justice Mohamed Zaini had already refused a similar appeal (to remove him as the trial judge), thus this was …

Malaysia – Tim Leissner, the prosecution’s main witness in a criminal trial involving Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, revealed Tuesday under cross-examination that he had “lied a lot” throughout his life. Leissner is giving testimony in the trial of Roger Ng, 49, who has pleaded not guilty to accusations of money laundering and violating an anti-bribery law. Leissner, 52, who …

Malaysia – A former Goldman Sachs banker testified on Tuesday that a fugitive Malaysian financier received backing from associates of former US President Donald Trump for a potential settlement of an inquiry into the misappropriation of funds from the 1MDB investment fund. On the sixth day of his evidence in the trial of Roger Ng, another former Goldman banker, Tim …

Malaysia – Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is attempting to have his conviction in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case overturned by having the appeal hearing dates vacated based on fresh information. The hearings are scheduled for March 15 and 16 at the Federal Court. Najib’s attorney wrote to the Federal Court to request that the hearing dates …

Malaysia – As stated by the Ministry of Higher Education in Malaysia (KPT), a Malaysian student who is studying at the University of Lviv in Ukraine is currently in a secure state. A statement from the Malaysian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, said that the student was among the other Malaysians there and that they will be returned to the nation …