IGP insists Malaysia made request to meet Justo
(The Star) - Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has refuted a media report quoting Thai police as saying that Malaysia has yet to make a request to meet former PetroSaudi…
Najib vs Tony Pua suit over 1MDB on July 29
(The Star) - The High Court set July 29 to hear Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's application to expunge certain parts of the statement of defence filed by Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony…
Alleged bribes took place during Dr Mahathir’s time, says PMO
(The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak today dismissed an article in two Australian newspapers linking his office to corrupt practices in contracts to print polymer bank notes, saying…
PM to initiate defamation lawsuit against The Age, SMH over link to bribery report
(Malay Mail Online) - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has ordered his lawyers to initiate court action against two Australian dailies that had published reports linking him to a corruption…
New party a DAP proxy, can’t make headway, says former PAS sec-gen
(The Malaysian Insider) - The political party being formed by PAS progressives will have a hard time making any headway, said a party veteran, describing it a DAP proxy which will not be trusted…
Nazir Razak’s group eyes compact with PAS splinter movement, report says
(MMO) - Datuk Seri Nazir Razak wants his new non-governmental group to work with PAS splinter movement Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB), The Straits Times reported today.
The Singapore daily said…
PAS will not work with DAP again, info chief says
(MMO) - PAS will not re-enter into a formal political pact with DAP as it has had enough of the former ally’s attacks against its leadership, PAS information chief Nasrudin Hassan has said.…
Husni lied, A-G never cleared US$700m transfer in 1MDB probe, says Tony Pua
(MMO) - Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah had “blatantly lied” when he claimed the Auditor-General (A-G) had absolved any individual of wrongdoing in his early report on…
1MDB questions Pua’s credentials after MP claims of doctored info
(Malay Mail Online) - 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) today cast doubt over Tony Pua’s claim that the firm falsified information to secure a loan, pointing out that that the DAP MP lacked the…
No banking secrets in criminal cases, lawyer group says as cops chase 1MDB whistle-blowers
(Malay Mail Online) - Banking confidentiality does not apply in criminal investigations, Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) said today following reports that the authorities are now hunting down those who…
AG’s Preliminary Report found no wrongdoing in 1MDB: Husni
(Bernama) -- The preliminary report by the Auditor General investigating 1Malaysia Development Bhd's (1MDB) activities has found no evidence of wrongdoing, said Minister of Finance II Datuk Seri…
Swindling is part of Chinese trading culture, Muslim group claims
(Malay Mail Online) - While emotions remain raw over the weekend riot in Low Yat Plaza, a Muslim group yesterday accused ethnic Chinese traders of adopting swindling as part of their business…
Anwar: Ousting Najib without reforms only good for cronies
(Malay Mail Online) - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s bid to remove Datuk Seri Najib Razak but leaving the current system of administration intact will only satisfy select “cronies” while bringing…
Cops will probe all linked to WSJ expose on 1MDB, IGP promises
(Malay Mail Online) - Inspector-general of police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today repeated his assurance that the police will carry out a comprehensive investigation on claims that US$700…
Affidavit will prove money flow from Najib’s accounts to BN parties, says group
(The Malaysian Insider) - A group advocating government accountability has promised to make public a sworn affidavit this week to show how millions of ringgit from the prime minister's personal…
Najib will survive crisis, analysts tell CNBC
(FMT) - Rock-solid support within Umno, ‘control’ over investigative process and lack of challenger cited as reasons.
Prime Minister Najib Razak will likely survive the “multi-million dollar…
Selangor PAS moots new mechanism to keep state under opposition rule
(The Malaysian Insider) - Selangor PAS is hoping that a new mechanism can be put in place to ensure smooth administration of the the state, after the Shura Council, considered the party's highest…
Non-Muslims to get equal membership rights in new party, PAS progressives say
(Malay Mail Online) - The idea was for the group to be open and inclusive to not just Muslims but Malaysians of other faiths and beliefs, provided they supported its objectives and guiding…
Ousted PAS leaders form new political party
(Bernama) - Several ousted PAS leaders have formed a new political party called Gerakan Harapan Baru (Harapan Baru).
Pro tem committee chairman, Mohamad Sabu said the party hoped to unite all…
Selangor PAS sacks members who joined Gerakan Harapan Baru
(Bernama) - Selangor PAS today announced the sacking of several members from the party who were found to be involved in a movement known as Gerakan Harapan Baru (New Hope Movement).
Selangor…
New party unlikely to make Opposition any stronger, says PAS’ No. 2
(The Rakyat Post) - The move by several PAS leaders who lost in the recent party polls in forming a new party would not make the Opposition any stronger in their efforts to defeat Barisan Nasional…
PAS has no reason to quit Selangor state government, says state commissioner
(Bernama) - PAS is still part of the Selangor state government as the PAS Ulama Council only revoked the party’s political cooperation with DAP.
Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Iskandar Abdul…
DAP ‘chauvinist’ for wanting third vote, Hadi says after PAS officially cuts ties
(Malay Mail Online) - PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has called the DAP “chauvinist” for trying to restore local council elections and said his Islamist party had ended its alliance…
Lawyer: Banker close to Dr M leaked info on PM’s account
Md Zainal Abidin also says Najib was merely following Mahathir Mohamad’s own system of “paying to stay in power”
(Free Malaysia Today) - Lawyer Md Zainal Abidin has fingered the man who leaked…
Hypocrites unless PAS Excos quit, says Selangor DAP
(Malay Mail Online) - PAS must stick to its principles by having its three Selangor executive councillors resign since the Islamist party officially cut ties with the DAP, Selangor DAP has said.…
Thai cops confirm Justo met opposition leaders, media owner
(The Malaysian Insider) - Thai police have confirmed that former PetroSaudi executive Xavier Andre Justo had a “secret meeting” with several opposition leaders and owner of a pro-opposition media,…
Nazir Razak praises Bank Negara’s response over 1MDB allegations
(The Star) - Datuk Seri Nazir Razak (pic) has praised Bank Negara Malaysia’s response to allegations that it leaked confidential information on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) money trail…
Isma blames Low Yat fracas on ‘diaspora chauvinists’ who mocked Islam
(Malay Mail Online) - The melee and vandalism at Low Yat Plaza this weekend was the angry response towards “diaspora chauvinists” who insulted and ridiculed Islam and the Malay community, Islamist…
Low Yat donnybrook result of race politics, group says
(Malay Mail Online) - Malaysia’s racially-charged politics is the cause of the brawls and vandalism that occurred at the Low Yat Plaza shopping mall this weekend, said the Centre for a Better for…
In bid to replace PAS, new Islamist party to recruit young non-partisan political greenhorns
(Malay Mail Online) - Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB), the budding new Islamist movement by PAS progressives, wants to position itself as a viable replacement to PAS in the yet-to-be-formed “Pakatan…