PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the president of Umno, has filed an RM220 million defamation suit against Malaysiakini for its coverage of his corruption trial. Malaysiakini, editor-in-chief Steven Gan, and a journalist are named as defendants in the complaint, which cites 22 posts on the portal, including four Bernama reports, as well as reader comments. Related PostsBar worries about the …

SINGAPORE: On Monday (Feb 15), a British national and his Singaporean wife pleaded guilty to unlawfully spending time together in the Ritz-Carlton Millenia hotel during his stay-home notice. Nigel Skea, 52, was allowed, under COVID-19 regulations, to stay in his hotel room for 14 days. Three times he violated the rules and on his third departure he met his then …

SHAH ALAM: At the Sessions Court here today, a former senior assistant secretary to the ministry was charged with two counts of collecting RM100,000 in bribes related to the issuance of tenders to supply and distribute bio-fertilizers to a company. Shahrulzaman Jaafar, 43, reported to have been tried on both counts. He was formerly with the Ministry of Agriculture and …

The Thai demonstrators gathered in Bangkok to reject a constitutional court decision to clear Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of misconduct for living in army housing beyond his retirement as head of the army. In view of this,  Mr. Prayut earned preferential care by shouting get out and evil prime minister. They also reiterated their months-long demand that, as will be …

The Pathumwan Municipal Court finally admitted for trial the prosecutors’ indictment in December last year against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and four others from his Radical Movement Faction and the Move Forward Party on charges linked to a flash protest rally in Pathumwan district. The participants for the trial are Mr. Thanathorn, president of the Democratic Movement Alliance; Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, alliance secretary-general; …

KUALA LUMPUR – The syariah judicial and legal institution that upholds Islamic teachings will continue to be strengthened and empowered, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The prime minister said that the government is committed to strengthening and empowering the institution that uphold and defend islam. The government is also looking for a possibility of appointing more syariah judges …

KUALA LUMPUR – PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim failed in his bid to strike out the sodomy charges filed against him by lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz as the High Court today dismissed his application that would grant him full pardon granted on the case. High Court Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir said that the plaintiff (Mohd Khairul Azam) …

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) reported that it has formally charged Pareena Kraikupt, a Palang Pracharath Party MP for Ratchaburi, with making a false statement of assets and breaching the code of ethics of the political post holder. Niwatchai Kasemmongkol, the deputy secretary-general of the NACC, said the agency had agreed yesterday to pursue two charges against Ms Pareena. The …

KUALA LUMPUR – The prosecution confirmed on Wednesday that Former Penang chief minister and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng will be facing new charges relate to graft and corruption. The two cases will be under Section 403 of the Penal Code the covers the offence of dishonest misappropriation of property. Deputy public prosecutor (DPP) Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin told the …

Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and activist Panupong Jadnok were detained after their bail was revoked by a court, and refused to reapply. Thursday morning, the Criminal Court deliberated on the request by the Samran Rat police to revoke their bail. Officials claimed that by committing offenses similar to what they had been accused of, they had violated the bail …