AN oddity has been detected on the letterhead of the recent media statement which unveiled a discounted or partial pardon for incarcerated former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak. (Focus Malaysia)…

Lawyer Andrew Khoo says there could be cases where an application needs to be considered quickly, as when an applicant is terminally ill. (FMT) - Lawyers have poured cold water on an…

A leading opposition figure in Malaysia has resorted to firing deprecatory epithets at the administration led by Anwar Ibrahim. The reality is that that the Malay portmanteau “jadong” could apply to…

The actions of a few Umno leaders who gave their views on former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s pardon decision at this time is like a thorn in the flesh of unity government because it…

The seething unhappiness from both sides has damaged the standing of the Anwar administration, analysts say. (Asia News Network) - Umno leaders said on Feb 3 that they will continue to push for…

Former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil does not rule out the possibility that the tensions are high between Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN)'s relationship with Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the…

“The board members gave their views, but ultimately the decision was made by the (former) Yang di-Pertuan Agong” (Focus Malaysia) - THE Pardons Board’s decision to grant Datuk Seri Najib Razak a…

Lawyer Haniff Khatri Abdulla did not rule out the possibility that Najib could be released earlier, which is in August 2025, if he makes an application to the Parole Board under Section 46E of the…

DAP must clarify its stance on the 1MDB scandal following the Federal Territories Pardons Board’s decision to commute former prime minister Najib Razak’s sentence in the SRC International case, says…

The appointment has caused Perikatan Nasional to lose credibility as it has always claimed to have sufficient support to topple Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government. (FMT) - The appointment of…

Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain says the ex-Damansara MP has been summoned to Bukit Aman tomorrow to assist in the investigation. (FMT) - Bukit Aman has launched an investigation into…

Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin rebukes Hassan Karim, says the latter should join Umno if he wants to comment on the party. (FMT) - Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin says PKR is not a strong…

Umno Supreme Council member Ahmad Maslan says the party president will explain the efforts at a closed-door meeting with 191 division chiefs this evening. (FMT) - An Umno leader says party…

The leader is believed to have promised the support of more Bersatu MPs for the government as a way to negotiate the ‘survival’ of certain leaders until the next party elections. (FMT) - A…

(Bernama) - Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has called on all parties to respect the decision by the Pardon’s Board on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and refrain from making…

Umno pledges to continue efforts to seek justice for former prime minister Najib Razak within the country’s legal framework. (FMT) - Umno says it respects the decision made by the former Yang…

A Srimurugan says Najib Razak is not entitled to one-third remission or parole as his sentence was commuted by the pardons board, and not by a court. (FMT) - Former prime minister Najib Razak’s…

(NST) - A sacked Umno leader has taken a swipe at unity government party leaders over the Pardon's Board decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's jail sentence and fine. Former Umno leader…

(Straits Times) - Ordinary Malaysians have expressed shock over the Pardons Board’s decision to halve the jail sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak, with some saying justice in the…

“If the four PAS-ruled states (Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu) want to have a future, they need to sit at a round table to negotiate with Anwar … they can forge an alliance or to come out…

(FMT) - The Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) has been urged to explain its grounds for the decision to halve former prime minister Najib Razak’s prison sentence from 12 to six years.…

(Focus Malaysia) - THE last-ditch attempt to push for incarcerated former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s pardon may make a mockery of the country’s law enforcement for he is only serving a…

A political analyst has warned that putting PAS at the helm of Perikatan Nasional (PN) may end up being a double-edged sword for the coalition. (FMT) - The suggestion for the Islamic party to take…

Sources say their relationship has turned frosty over Perikatan Nasional’s prime ministerial candidate (FMT) - Ties between Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin and his PAS counterpart Abdul Hadi…

Projek Sama has urged the Pardons Board to fully disclose the grounds of application by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and the recommendations made to the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong…

Najib Razak was convicted in 2020 of corruption charges related to the 1MDB scandal and began serving his prison term in August 2022. Leslie Lopez, Channel News Asia The partial royal pardon…

(Focus Malaysia) - DEPUTY Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi faces a lose-lose situation regardless of whether incarcerated former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak receives a royal pardon…

It is also learnt that a convict can only receive the Royal Pardon once. Najib’s best option, therefore, is to wait for all the other cases to be over before he seeks for a Royal Pardon; otherwise,…

The discretion of Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) is non-justiciable, and that granting of the pardon is the sole discretion of the YDPA. (MMO) - Whatever may be the announcement and how polarised…

Former financial czar turns first court appearance into high stakes theatre. Terence Netto, FMT “A clash of doctrines is not a disaster; it is an opportunity,” said the philosopher-mathematician…