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Zakir Naik charged with money laundering
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed its first charge sheet against preacher Zakir Naik and others, accusing him of money laundering. It identified assets worth ₹193 crore (RM115 million) and allegedly bought illegal real estate assets across the world.
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US to return RM828 million in 1MDB-linked funds to Malaysia
WASHINGTON DC: The US is prepared to return about US$200 million (RM828 million) of funds allegedly misappropriated from state fund 1MDB to Malaysia, according to sources. The total include about US$140 million from the sale of a stake in New
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DIG post candidate awaiting King s consent
KUALA LUMPUR: The name of the candidate proposed to fill the vacant Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) position is now awaiting consent from Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the
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Bung Mokhtar trolled on Twitter while he and wife face charges
PUCHONG: Kinabatangan MP Bung Mokhtar Radin was trolled on Twitter as he claimed trial to corruption charges earlier today. Twitter user @wealthytang for instance blamed the sole Umno lawmaker for being a factor that led to the defeat of BN
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Three charges of abetting with Bung for Zizie Izette
KUALA LUMPUR: Kinabatangan MP Bung Mokhtar’s wife, Zizie Izette A Samad was charged with three counts of abetting her husband to obtain bribes amounting to RM2.8 million to secure RM150 million in investment for Felcra. The 41 year old was
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Maszlee: Academics who advised on Rome Statute must take responsibility
KUALA LUMPUR: The four academics who drew up the executive summary for the Conference of Rulers on the Rome Statute must take responsibility for it, said Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik. He said this was in line with the Pakatan
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Tengku Maimun is Malaysia’s new Chief Justice
PETALING JAYA: Federal Court judge Datuk Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat has been appointed as the Chief Justice, the first woman to take on the role. The Prime Minister’s Office said that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the
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Three graft charges for Bung Mokhtar over RM2.8 million
KUALA LUMPUR: Kinabatangan MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar of Umno was charged with three graft charges over funds amounting to RM2.8 million at the Sessions Court this morning. The amount was received in his capacity as Felcra’s non executive chairman in
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Anwar: Leaders must be able to forgive and move on
KUALA LUMPUR: What does it take to be a leader? Taking the words of philosopher Herman Kahn, the future prime minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that leadership is a responsibility, not a privilege. He also spoke on
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Vietnamese woman linked to Kim Jong-Nam murder freed today
KUALA LUMPUR: Doan Thi Huong, the Vietnamese woman initially accused of the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, has been released from prison at 7.20 am today. Lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik representing the 30-year-old
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