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High Court: Jawi can be taught in vernacular schools
GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here yesterday ruled that Jawi is part of Bahasa Malaysia and therefore can be taught to pupils in Chinese and Tamil schools. High Court judicial commissioner Amarjit Serjit Singh said the case ought to be
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1MDB: Tun Hussein Onn Foundation, Rayhar Travels forfeit funds
KUALA LUMPUR: The Tun Hussein Onn Foundation has agreed to forfeit funds of RM1,980,328.37, which was frozen in its account for allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, to the government. Its lawyer, Datuk Hariharan Tara Singh informed
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Nov 28 hearing for 1MDB-linked forfeiture suit against PBRS
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today fixed Nov 28 for hearing the prosecution’s application to forfeit RM1 million of Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) money which is allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. Judicial Commissioner Datuk Ahmad
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High Court: Tian Chua can contest in elections
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today decided that former Batu MP Chua Tian Chang or better known as Tian Chua did not lose his eligibility to contest in an election. Justice Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya made the decision after allowing
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1MDB-PSI JV a failure, court told
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was today told that the joint-venture deal between 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and PetroSaudi International Ltd (PSI) in 2009 was a failure. Chief executive officer (CEO) of 1MDB Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, 49, agreed
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Judge issues warning on Najib for misusing medical leave
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial today issued a stern warning against the former premier for misleading the court on his health issues. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah said this after
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1MDB trial postponed again due to Najib’s eye problem
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today adjourned Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) trial after the former prime minister called in sick again due to swollen eyes. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah allowed Najib’s lead counsel Tan Sri
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LTTE arrests: Habeas corpus filed, to be heard tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The habeas corpus application filed by five individuals, including two state assemblymen, from Melaka and Negeri Sembilan, who have been arrested over alleged links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), is set for mention tomorrow. According
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Tian Chua to know whether he can contest elections on Nov 6
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court today fixed Nov 6 to deliver its decision on whether former Batu MP Chua Tian Chang, better known as Tian Chua, can contest in elections. Judge Datuk Seri Mariana Yahya set the date in her
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Nine-year-old among nearly 150 children held in Indian Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Police in Indian Kashmir have detained 144 children, including a nine-year-old, since early August when the government revoked the disputed region’s special status and imposed a lockdown, according to a court-appointed committee’s report. But all those arrested and
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