Malaysia – Malaysia’s anti-graft authorities have launched a probe into the contents of Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali’s bank account. Tan Sri Azam Baki, the chairman of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), verified the matter to The Star, adding that the investigation paper was initiated after complaints were submitted on money in the account said to …

Malaysia – Following the High Court’s six-year prison sentence last week for the 2017 deaths of eight minors riding basikal lajak on a highway in Johor that with inadequate lighting, the Court of Appeal granted Sam Ke Ting a stay of execution. The court imposed bail at RM10,000 with one surety. According to  Judge Datuk P. Ravinthran, the applicant will be discharged …

Malaysia – Sam Ke Ting, who was recently sentenced to six years in jail by the High Court for a traffic accident that killed eight adolescents riding customized bicycles, has been granted permission to appeal. Sam’s appeal will be heard at 9 a.m. on Monday in the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, according to Free Malaysia Today (FMT). Sam was …

Malaysia – Cradle Fund chief executive officer Nazrin Hassan was killed, according to the High Court here today, and his death was not caused by a fire at his Mutiara Damansara house in 2018. The fire, according to Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Asnawi Abu Hanipah, was not an accident but rather an act of arson. “The site of the event …

Malaysia – Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has sued former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for defamation over allegations that he requested the latter’s aid to resolve or delay his court matters. Ahmad Zahid, 69, filed the complaint in the High Court on April 4 through Messrs Shahrul Hamidi & Haziq, naming Muhyiddin, 74, as the …

Malaysia – Despite her husband, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak, not being summoned to appear as a witness for the defense, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has raised a reasonable doubt in her corruption case regarding a hybrid solar project for rural schools in Sarawak. In a written filing, the defense team stated that it chose not to bring Najib as a …

Malaysia – Muhamad Izwan Mohd Zubit, the owner of Agenda Daily Media Enterprise, said that he and his firm had practiced responsible journalism in the publishing of an article on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on the company’s website. Last Monday, Muhamad Izwan, 37, submitted his statement of defense in the High Court through Messr Asiah Abd Jalil …

Malaysia – The High Court in Kuala Lumpur was informed that the two checks totaling RM9.5 million received by lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah from Datuk Seri Najib Razak were not a loan. Rather than that, former Inland Revenue Board (IRB) tax officer Syed Nasrul Fahmi Syed Mohamad said that the checks were advanced payments for legal services performed …

Malaysia – Dyson’s largest components supplier, Malaysian business ATA IMS, is suing the home appliance manufacturer for compensation for bad working and living circumstances at ATA facilities, according to a legal firm representing them yesterday. According to a statement from British legal firm Leigh Day, the ex-employees claim that “Dyson was unfairly benefited as a result of the factory’s unlawful, …

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 …