Tag: Latheefa Koya

When Former Prime Ministers Go to Court, What Message Are We Sending Investors?

Three former prime ministers facing separate legal proceedings is more than a political spectacle. It raises a bigger question about executive judgement, institutional confidence and the message Malaysia sends to investors.

BRICS-ASEAN Chamber Unveils Independent Commission To Strengthen Trade and Economic Ties

BRICS is set to gain a new platform for trade and economic cooperation with the announcement of an independent commission bringing together the interests of the two major emerging-market blocs.
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MACC Should Reopen Probe On Guan Eng’s Bungalow-gate Scandal

The Penang MIC has called on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to reopen the investigation on DAP leader Lim Guan Eng’s Bungalow-gate scandal. Chairman M. Nyanasegaran...

Malaysia seizes $328 million held by Chinese state-owned unit in HSBC

By Leslie Lopez (Straits Times Regional Correspondent) Malaysian authorities have seized more than RM1 billion ($328 million) held by China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Ltd...

Sex and Power: Dirty Politics Returns to Mahathir’s Malaysia

The lack of a transition plan casts doubt on the prime minister’s intentions. By Philip Heijmans and Anisah Shukry (Bloomberg) A power struggle, a sex scandal and slow progress...

Latheefa’s Appointment Shows Crisis Looming Large In Pakatan

By Aathi Shankar Latheefa Koya’s appointment as the new Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner clearly indicates that a major crisis is brewing in Pakatan...

Mahathir reforms government institutions with political appointments

Make no mistake, Latheefa Koya is a politician. A prominent lawyer who clearly favours PKR, a member of PKR’s legal bureau and has been...