Gobind accuses prosecution witnesses of lying in court.

DAP’s Anthony Loke and MCA’s Wee Ka Siong attend ceremony.

THE Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) identified four possible attempts to hack into the national defence communication network recently. 

ATM Cyber and Electromagnetic Defence director-general Rear Admiral Shamsuddin Ludin said investigations showed phishing done by a group or individual was to hack and test the integrity of cyber defence technology while testing their skills in using current malware technology. 

NGUYEN Xuan Phuc has resigned as Vietnamese president, state media said Tuesday, after days of rumours he was about to be sacked amid a major anti-corruption drive that has seen several ministers fired. 

Phuc has “submitted his resignation from his assigned positions, quit his job, and retired”, state news agency VNA said. 

A JAPANESE company has defended its ownership of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”, obtained at auction in 1987, after the family of its former owner filed a US lawsuit demanding its return. 

The artwork — one of five original versions of the famous still life — was purchased by the predecessor of insurance firm Sompo Holdings at Christie’s in London for US$40 million (RM172,8 million), making it briefly the world’s most expensive painting.  

GERMAN Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who named a new defence minister on Tuesday, faced increased pressure from several European Union partners to authorise the export of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. 

The issue featured prominently in discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Scholz is a star speaker, on Wednesday. 

THE government is mulling the establishment of Ombudsman Malaysia, an independent body to address the wide range of public complaints against government departments or agencies. 

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Azalina Othman Said said it was in line with the unity government’s agenda that emphasised transparency and integrity. 

THE Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court was told today that RM2 million in bribes allegedly given to Lim Guan Eng, was actually paid to another party. 

Lawyer Gobind Singh Deo, who represented Lim, said two prosecution witnesses, Azli Adam and Ibrahim Sahari, who testified in the fraud case involving businessman G. Gnanaraja at the Shah Alam Sessions Court, confirmed that the money was given to other people. 

SIX states that will be holding their elections this year need to discuss suitable dates to dissolve their respective state legislative assemblies.

Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said he, Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari, and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow are in talks to meet with the leaders of Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu on the matter.

THE president of the French Football Federation, Noel Le Graet, has been placed under investigation for sexual harassment, prosecutors told AFP today.  

The probe was opened yesterday after football agent Sonia Souid made accusations against Le Graet in an affair that has shaken French football just weeks after France were beaten by Argentina in the World Cup final.