PUTRAJAYA, Feb 22 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki was called in to give a statement over a share-ownership issue on February 19, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said today. In a statement, Shamsul Azri said the Special Investigation Committee examining Azam’s shareholdings met […]
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim joined funeral prayers for former chief justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad at Musolla Taman Selatan, Precinct 20, here today. He arrived at 4.50 pm and was accompanied by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Zulkifli Hasan, Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Former Chief Justice Tun Abdul Hamid Mohamad, 83, passed away at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) at noon today. The news was confirmed by his daughter, Murni Abdul Hamid, when contacted by Bernama. Murni said her father had been admitted to HUKM since Feb 9 and died of natural causes, with
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FEBRUARY 19 — Bloomberg’s report “Malaysian anti-graft chief returns to stock market after outcry” needs to be read again, and again. The report has raised outcry against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Tan Sri Azam Baki for having held 17.7 million shares of Velocity Capital Partner Bhd, according to an annual filing by Velocity Capital
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FEBRUARY 18 — Lawyer Shaharudin Ali was a member of a special task force that was set up in 2022 to probe former Attorney General Tommy Thomas’ claims of excessive interference by the executive in the judicial system and selective prosecution. The claims were made in Thomas’ memoir “My Story: Justice in the Wilderness”. Thomas
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) today announced the transfer and promotion of nine senior officers, effective March 16. PDRM secretary DCP Abdul Rahman Kassim said the list is led by Bukit Aman Special Branch I deputy director, DCP Datuk Azman Abd Razak, who has been appointed as the principal assistant
BAGAN SERAI, Feb 17 — A proposal to install dashboard cameras (dashcams) in every police vehicle will soon be submitted to the Inspector-General of Police. Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Seri Muhammed Hasbullah Ali said the initiative is aimed at enhancing monitoring and enabling the police to record and assess every incident
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has recommended that Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki take temporary leave while an investigation into his shareholdings is ongoing, saying the move would safeguard the agency’s integrity and credibility. In a post on his Facebook page about
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 — The Malaysian Bar has urged the government to ensure that any investigation into the controversy surrounding MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki is handled with “principled transparency and lawful accountability,” saying the issue “touches directly on public confidence in institutional integrity.” In a statement today, Bar president Mohamad Ezri
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — A crowd dressed in black gathered in the city centre today to demand the resignation of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, who is currently embroiled in a shareholding scandal. Led by institutional reform group Bersih, the protesters criticised the government’s response to the controversy as too
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said today he will cooperate fully with the special committee investigating his share ownership, reiterating that he has “nothing to hide.” The government has announced that a special investigation committee, to be chaired by Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar,
