KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — A company director and chief operating officer of an advertising company pleaded not guilty in the Magistrates’ Court here today to a charge of abetting to take down an advertising board belonging to another company. V. Manikandamurthy, 44, and Syed Abdul Haleem Syed Ibramsa, 42, were charged with abetment by … Read more
MIRI, March 30 — The first high-speed rail network in Borneo has been proposed, set to shorten the travelling distances between Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei. Brunei based Brunergy Utama Sdn Bhd, on its website, announced that the Trans Borneo Railway project would be implemented in two phases involving routes spanning 1,620 kilometres. It said … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the owner and director of a company suspected of colluding with a cigarette and alcohol smuggling syndicate. According to sources, both individuals allegedly have roles as collectors of mule accounts to be used in paying bribes to civil servants involved in releasing containers … Read more
JOHOR BARU, March 26 – Sauerkraut isn’t for everyone. When I was studying in Munich years ago, this fermented food was a popular dish. A staple side, often served with sausages, potatoes and even added to stews. But sauerkraut – made by fermenting shredded raw cabbage with lactic acid bacteria – is not something that … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, March 15 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained three company owners, including two with the honorific “Datuk” title, on suspicion of corruption. According to a source, the three men were detained at about 11.30pm yesterday at the MACC headquarters here. Magistrate Khairunnisa Kasa issued the remand order applied by the MACC on … Read more
BUTTERWORTH, March 8 — A company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to four counts of providing false information and refusing to submit required documents regarding the purchase of diesel last year. Lai Yong Keong, the director of a diesel wholesale company, entered the plea after the charges were read out … Read more
ALOR SETAR, March 3 — A glove manufacturing company was fined RM20,000 by the Kulim Sessions Court after being found guilty for discharging industrial effluent exceeding the limit into public drains today. Judge Mirza Mohammad meted out the sentence after the company’s manager pleaded guilty to the offence when the charge was read before him. … Read more
GEORGE TOWN, Feb 27 — Cloud seeding operations over Penang Island are expected to be conducted today and tomorrow, according to Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP). PBAPP chief executive officer K. Pathmanathan said the operations are to induce rainfall over the water catchment areas (WCA) of Air Itam Dam and Teluk Bahang Dam. The operations … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — A former chief executive officer (CEO) of an investment company was charged again in the Sessions Court here today, this time on two counts of transferring RM116 million to a company conducting capital market activities without a licence. Syaiful Riezal Ahmad, 51, pleaded not guilty to both charges before Judge … Read more
IPOH, Feb 22 — A diesel wholesaler company was fined RM95,000 by the Sessions Court here today after recording a guilty plea to a charge of selling diesel, which is a scheduled controlled item, to an unlicensed company two years ago. Judge Azizah Ahmad imposed the penalty on Chin Kah Hei, the director of Chin … Read more
