Yearly Archives: 2019

Valiram Friends & Family Sale: From Modest Beginnings to Luxury Buzz

Luxury retail group Valiram brought together more than 100 international brands at its annual Friends & Family Sale in Kuala Lumpur, offering shoppers discounts of up to 80% across fashion, fragrances, travel accessories and Swiss watches.

Perbicaraan SRC: Shahrol Setuju Najib Tidak Campur Tangan Urus 1MDB, SRC

Bekas CEO 1MDB Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi memberitahu Mahkamah Tinggi bahawa bekas perdana menteri Najib Razak tidak mengurus secara mikro SRC International atau 1MDB dan tidak pernah mengarahkannya mempengaruhi keputusan lembaga pengarah.
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Najib-SRC Trial: Advisor Najib Charged, Accountable SRC Directors Go Scot-Free

By Aathi Shankar Many are still perplexed on why former Prime Minister Najib Razak had been charged for the alleged misappropriation of RM42 million funds...

Najib-Arul Kanda Trial – Nor Salwani Committed Misconduct To Secretly Record Government Meeting Proceedings

By Aathi Shankar A government officer, Nor Salwani Muhammad, had breached civil service rules and professional ethics by secretly recording an audit coordination meeting on...

Is Pushing Foreigners Out of the Country Really the Best Policy for Economic Growth?

By Andy Davison At the risk of being accused of succumbing to self-interest, I am forced to ask whether the government really believes it’s best...

Najib-Arul Kanda Trial – Defence To Challenge Prosecution Move To Call Arul Kanda As Witness

By Aathi Shankar Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy would challenge the prosecution’s plan to turn him as a witness...

Is Barisan Nasional ready to retake Putrajaya ?

By Aathi Shankar THE 16th American President Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865) once famously said: “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some...

Najib-SRC Trial: Najib Ordered To Enter Defence

By Aathi Shankar Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been called to enter his defence for all 7 charges against him pertaining to alleged misappropriation of...

Pakatan’s Move To Fetter Najib Characterises A Vengeful Regime

By Aathi Shankar The court application on Monday, November 4, 2019, by Attorney-General (AG) Tan Sri Tommy Thomas to fetter former Prime Minister Datuk Seri...

Najib-1MDB Trial: Shahrol Azral Sold PSI-JV Shares Without Mandatory Najib’s Approval

By Aathi Shankar The 1Malaysia Development Board (1MDB) management sold its 40% stake in a botched joint venture with PetroSaudi International (PSI) Limited without the...

Tanjung Piai By-Election: A Litmus Test For Both PH, BN

By Aathi Shankar Tanjung Piai by-election in Johor will see 6 candidates flexing their political muscles for the next two weeks to wrest control of...

Malaysia: Return of the Cronies

By: John Berthelsen (Asia Sentinel) On October 17, Halim Saad, the executive chairman of Renong Group, bid RM5.2 billion (US$1.24 billion) in an attempt to...

Najib-1MDB Trial: PSI CEO Tarek Pocketed USD85m As Commission For 1MDB-PSI JV

By Aathi Shankar PetroSaudi International (PSI) chief executive officer (CEO) Tarek Essam Obaid pocketed a commission of USD85mil (approximately RM290 million) for the joint venture...

Former 1MDB CEO denies feigns innocence over funds transfers

By Aathi Shankar Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi continues to play “the innocent” in former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial involving 1Malaysia Development...