Monthly Archives: November, 2019

Dorsett Hartamas: When A Hotel Decides To Know Ziqri, Not Just Know His Story

A Facebook post about an autistic young man who sometimes makes his way from his home in Mont Kiara to his former school in Kiaramas led to an unexpected invitation from Dorsett Hartamas – and a stay that was about much more than a night at a hotel. KUALA LUMPUR: In an age when businesses are increasingly turning to technology and artificial intelligence, Sophia Natasya...

For Najib Razak, The Fight Continues

Najib Razak’s legal team was deeply disappointed by the refusal to stay the 15-year 1MDB sentence imposed by Justice Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah, but Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah says the defence will now take a fresh stay application to the Court of Appeal, where Najib’s substantive appeal is already pending — even as his separate house-arrest arrangement moves closer to reality.
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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...