An international anti-corruption conference featuring Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be held in Putrajaya in September should be cancelled as Malaysia is under scrutiny over a debt-ridden state investment firm and allegations of embezzlement involving the prime minister, DAP said today. DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang said Malaysia could not be considered an example…
Wanita Progresif Pakatan 2.0
Malam ini saya menyertai majlis berbuka puasa bersama dengan pemimpin wanita progresif PAS dan pemimpin wanita PKR di Kelab Golf Negara Subang di Kelana Jaya. Mereka yang hadir termasuk YB Dr Maria, YB Dato Seri Wan Azizah, YB Fuziah Salleh, YB Elizabeth Wong, penyanyi Aishah Ariffin daripada PAS, bekas pemimpin muslimat PAS, Aiman Athirah, YB…
DAP shocked by Hadi’s defence of Najib
DAP said it is shocked at PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s use of a shariah law principle to defend embattled Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who has been accused of receiving billions of ringgit in his personal accounts. Its secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said it was shocking to see reports that Hadi…
“Sidang Tergempar” di Dataran Parlimen
Hari ini saya hadir “sidang tergempar” Ahli Parlimen progresif yang dipanggil oleh Ketua Pembangkang Parlimen, Dato’ Seri Wan Azizah. Mesyuarat ini dipanggil berikutan dengan isu 1MDB yang membabitkan Perdana Menteri yang telah menjadi berita antarabangsa. Pada asalnya mesyuarat ini sepatutnya diadakan di dalam bilik taklimat Parlimen, tetapi tempahan yang dibuat oleh YB Johari Abdul kemudian…
Re-open Ambank murder probe, says Kit Siang
DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang has urged police to re-open the murder case of Ambank founder Hussein Ahmad Najadi. Lim, who is also Gelang Patah MP, said this was to ensure that Hussein’s death had nothing to do with the 1MDB scandal. Lim’s call comes as a special taskforce probes allegations that 1MDB’s funds were…
Jasa: WSJ report is an international conspiracy
BALIK PULAU: The Special Affairs Department (Jasa) today described the allegation against Prime Minister Najib Razak reported in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) as an international conspiracy to topple the government. Jasa director-general Mohd Puad Zarkashi said that previously it was insiders that attacked the government until after the arrest of a former employee of…
With opposition in chaos, embattled Najib likely to weather political crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, under fire for claims that US$700 million (RM2.6 billion) in funds ended up in his personal accounts, may yet weather the political storm with the help of an opposition in disarray. The crisis is the biggest to engulf Najib since he came to…
Malaysia’s PM Najib Hangs On
Malaysia appears almost in a state of suspended animation – on the surface – over allegations on July 3 by the Wall Street Journal and Sarawak Report that the state-backed investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd had directed nearly US$700 million into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal accounts prior to the 2013 election. “We have never…