Defence closes case in Siti Bainun trial
THE defence team in the trial of Rumah Bonda founder Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, who was charged with neglecting and abusing a teenage girl with Down syndrome known as Bella, closed its case after calling eight witnesses at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court hearing today. Lawyer Mohammad Farhan Maaruf, who represented Siti Bainun, informed the […]
Pope John Paul II helped ‘cover up’ child abuse in Poland, says book
JOHN Paul II “knew” about cases of child abuse by Catholic priests in Poland and helped cover them up before becoming pope in 1978, a new book claims. Dutch journalist Ekke Overbeek spent more than a decade combing through archives and interviewing victims and witnesses for “Maxima Culpa”, which has sparked an outcry in the […]
Muhyiddin to decide on party posts after being charged
FORMER prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin will decide on whether to give up his posts as Bersatu president and Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman after facing charges in court. “Wait, I have not been charged. We will make a decision later and we will announce it,” he told reporters outside the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters after […]
Umno will be back to rule Sabah, says Bung Moktar
KOTA KINABALU: As the Umno polls loom nearer, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has taken aim at his political opponents, saying that the party will be back to rule the state after the next general election. Read full story
Muhyiddin: I will answer all charges against me in court
PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says that he will answer all the charges against him by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in court. Read full story
Muhyiddin: I will decide on Bersatu, Perikatan leadership after I am charged
PUTRAJAYA: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin says that he will decide whether to continue as the leader of his party and Perikatan Nasional. Read full story
How can charges be pressed if investigations have yet to be completed, questions Takiyuddin
GOMBAK: PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan has questioned why Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be facing charges in court despite investigations not being completed. Read full story
Muhyiddin leaves MACC after 9 hours
FORMER prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was released tonight, nine hours after he turned up at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya, to have his statement recorded. In a statement earlier, MACC said the Bersatu president was arrested at 1pm, adding that he was called in to record a statement in connection with the […]
Latin America poised to become renewable energy giant
LATIN America is poised to become a major renewable energy producer, with nearly a billion solar panels’ worth of large-scale clean-electricity projects slated to come online in the next seven years, a report found today. In welcome good news for the climate-change race, researchers said Latin American countries had more than 319 gigawatts of utility-scale […]
Muhyiddin maintains innocence, says he did no wrong
FORMER prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has maintained his innocence, adding that the seven charges which he will face tomorrow was an order from the most powerful party in the government to smear him and destroy his party, Bersatu, and the Perikatan Nasional coalition. “Whatever explanation I have given, I will still be prosecuted (tomorrow).