Malaysia

Malaysia – 1MDB along with four subsidiaries have obtained an ex parte Mareva injunction against former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in relation to the US$681 million (RM2.85 billion) they sought from him. According to The Edge Markets, Najib’s assets were frozen, and he was only allowed to take RM100,000 each month for living expenses and legal fees. A …

Malaysia – The toss-up between two names for the position of deputy national head coach for the Harimau Malaya side has almost reached its conclusion. FAM president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said the list was reduced down by FAM technical director Scott O’Donell after interviewing more than six applicants lately, without divulging the identities of the individuals. He stated that …

Malaysia – According to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is improving the Covid-19 Clinical Care Pathway in order to introduce the most up-to-date antiviral medications to treat high-risk Covid-19 patients. To prevent the virus from progressing, he said the antiviral medications will be given to early-stage individuals with minor symptoms. Khairy said the antiviral therapy will …

Malaysia – According to the Ministry of Health (MoH), the Omicron wave that has officially entered Malaysia is predicted to peak by the end of March. The Ministry of Health’s best estimate to date, as stated by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, and not a finality, as it continues to monitor the growth of Covid-19 cases. Malaysia broke the 10,000 daily …

Malaysia – According to Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, a member of the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Supreme Council, the people of Johor, particularly those who will vote in the upcoming Johor state election, should consider the Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) track record in administering the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the PN’s outstanding achievements, he noted, was …

Malaysia – In an effort to settle the conflict between the two camps in the Selangor Athletics Association (POS), Sports Commissioner Ibrahim Mohd Yusof is pondering an ideal solution. Ibrahim said that the problem surrounding the state’s sports governing organization was difficult, but that his department was still looking into some of the best ‘options out,’ and that once the …

Malaysia – During the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, national alpine skiers Jeffrey Webb and Aruwin Salehhuddin marched into the Beijing National Stadium, proudly carrying the Jalur Gemilang, to mark the start of Malaysia’s uphill quest in their second appearance at the prestigious Games. Malaysia was the sixth country to join the Bird’s Nest Stadium, which was …

Malaysia – K Lalitha, a senior researcher at the Centre for Combating Cronyism and Corruption (C4), stated that the content she posted in her articles and tweets on Tan Sri Azam Baki, the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), was sourced from reliable sources. As the defendant in Azam’s defamation lawsuit, she made the assertion in her statement …

Malaysia – Because of the Covid-19 vaccines that were released on social media, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has launched a defamation suit against Datuk Lokman Noor Adam and Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, better known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq. On January 25, Khairy, 46, filed two separate lawsuits in the High Court here, via Messrs. Rashid Zulkifli, naming Lokman, 49, and Mohd …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, vice-president of Umno, urged non-Malay voters to re-support the Barisan Nasional (BN), claiming that only the coalition is capable of meeting non-Malay voters’ political requirements. Khaled added in a Facebook post that voters should embrace the truth that political stability and power-sharing — across all ethnic groups — in government can only be maintained …