Najib, Arul Kanda over 1MDB audit tampering case

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today acquitted and discharged Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy of a charge in relation  to 1MDB audit tampering case. Justice Mohamed Zaini Mazlan (currently Court of Appeal judge) ruled that the prosecution had failed to establish a […]

Recruitment of foreign workers in Sabah, Sarawak inefficient

KUALA LUMPUR: The management of the recruitment and employment of foreign workers in Sabah and Sarawak from 2017 to 2019 has been found to be inefficient, although it was done based on the needs of the permitted sectors. According to the Auditor General’s Report (LKAN) 2019 Series 2 tabled in the Dewan Rakyat today, the […]

IRB denies audit, investigation activities politically motivated

KUALA LUMPUR: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has denied the claim that the selection of cases for its enforcement action is politically motivated. The IRB in a statement today said its audit process or investigation on any individuals including politicians was solely conducted to ensure they abide by the country’s tax law. “The IRB does […]

UiTM’s Diploma in Herbs passes full accreditation audit

KUCHING: Diploma in Herbs Production Programme offered by Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Mukah Campus has passed the full accreditation audit with a score of 90.26 percent. The recent audit programme was conducted virtually involving an interview session with the faculty management, lecturers and students of the programme. The audit panel concluded that the findings from […]

BCCK holds virtual-hybrid audit

KUCHING: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) recently conducted a virtual-hybrid audit for the first time ever with its appointed external certification body, with over half of the audit being performed remotely. The audit was for BCCK’s certification with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in food safety management systems (ISO 22000), environmental management systems (ISO […]

PDRM to audit firms with auxiliary police permits

KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be conducting an audit and inspection in stages on 256 agencies and companies with auxiliary police permits. Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety (JPJKK) director CP Datuk Seri Rosli Abdul Rahman said, “There are 31,471 vacant posts in the auxiliary police or Polis Bantuan (PB). “We, along […]