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Four civil servants, company owner remanded in graft probe
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (274+ words) KANGAR (July 8): Four civil servants from a public pre-university institution in Perlis and a company owner have been remanded for four days starting Wednesday to assist in an investigation into a corruption case involving government procurement projects worth about RM100, 000 in…...
New judicial commissioner fixes Sept 28 to begin hearing 1 MDB's US$346m suit against Rosmah
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (248+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): The High Court has fixed Sept 28 to hear applications by 1 Malaysia Development Bhd and 11 other companies to freeze the assets of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor via a Mareva injunction, in connection with their US$346 million (RM1. 4 billion) lawsuit…...
Najib gets nod to attend Malaysian Bar's appeal against his pardon
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (317+ words) PUTRAJAYA (July 8): The Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak permission to attend the Malaysian Bar's appeal hearing challenging the Pardons Board's decision to reduce his prison sentence and fine in the SRC International…...
Apex court sets Oct 8 to hear Zahid's bid to halt Malaysian Bar's judicial review
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (318+ words) PUTRAJAYA (July 8): The Federal Court on Wednesday fixed Oct 8to hear Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's application for leave or permission to appeal, in his bid to halt a full judicial review challenging the withdrawal of his…...
Zafrul: Muhyiddin's govt won't function if Cabinet did not listen to his instructions
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (637+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): Former finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz told the High Court on Wednesday that every minute (recorded note) from the prime minister to his Cabinet of ministers is an instruction that needs further action or…...
Apple loses spat with EU over App Store and i Phone rules
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (397+ words) (July 8): Apple Inc lost a European Union court fight to stop its App Store and i Phone operating system being hit by the full force of the bloc's antitrust crackdown on Big Tech. Judges at the EU's General Court in…...
Negeri Sembilan court allows contempt proceedings against Undangs, two others
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (315+ words) SEREMBAN (July 8): The Seremban High Court on Wednesday allowed contempt proceedings against the state's chieftains and two others for allegedly defying an injunction. Judge Roz Mawar Rozain granted leave, or permission, sought by Dewan Keadilan dan Undang Negeri Sembilan and…...
Thai beer dynasty mother drops 'ungrateful child' case against son who accuses elder brother of sexual abuse
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (384+ words) BANGKOK (July 8): A mother from one of Thailand's wealthiest families formally withdrew her "ungrateful child" lawsuit against her son on Wednesday, a Bangkok court said, after he accused his elder brother of sexual abuse. Jeeranuch Bhirombhakdi, a third-generation member of…...
Ex-KLK employee charged over alleged concealment of palm oil stock records
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (378+ words) IPOH (July 8): A former Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KL: KLK) employee pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday to a charge of deceiving the company through the concealment of the actual status of crude palm oil inventory…...
Alleged leak attempt by ex-PETRONAS employee: Whistle-blower lodged complaint immediately, later retracted
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (601+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (July 8): The whistle-blower who alerted Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) of an alleged attempt to leak classified information to rivals Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (Petros) had retracted an initial complaint made immediately following the incident. Testifying as the fourth witness…...