High Court decides tomorrow whether Syed Saddiq will be freed or enter defence
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here will deliver its decision tomorrow on whether incumbent Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman will be acquitted or ordered to enter his defence on charges of abetting in criminal breach of trust (CBT), misappropriation of assets and money laundering. Judicial Commissioner Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid is […]
Court frees Hasanah on US$12.1 mln CBT case
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here today acquitted and discharged former director-general of the Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation (MEIO) Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid for criminal breach of trust (CBT) involving US$12.1 million (RM50.4 million) belonging to the Malaysian government, four years ago. High Court Judicial Commissioner (JC) Roz Mawar Rozain made the ruling after allowing Hasanah’s application to free […]
34 locals sought for CBT and fraud
KUCHING: Police here are looking for 34 individuals in connection with various commercial crime cases dating back to 2006. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a press conference, said they were 29 men and five women — all locals — aged between 26 and 52. “Of the figure, six were involved in criminal breach of […]
Sarawak’s community-based tourism to be intensified
BY LUCIA TEREY JOHN KUALA LUMPUR: Efforts to strengthen community-based tourism (CBT) in Sarawak will be further intensified through commercialisation and craft development programmes, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. Nancy, who is also Batang Sadong Member of Parliament said apart from enjoying the beauty of Sarawak’s flora and fauna, tourists […]
Syed Saddiq settles bail payment of RM250,000
KUALA LUMPUR: Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who is facing charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) of funds belonging to a political party amounting to RM1 million and misusing RM120,000 in donations for the 14th General Election (GE14), today settled the remaining bail payment of RM250,000. The former Youth and […]
Syed Saddiq charged with CBT, misusing of Armada funds for GE14 campaign
KUALA LUMPUR: Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was charged in the Sessions Court here today with criminal breach of trust (CBT) of funds belonging to a political party amounting to RM1 million and misusing RM120,000 in donations for the 14th General Election (GE14). However, Syed Saddiq, 29, who is a former […]
Headmaster claims trial to misappropriating school fund
KUCHING: A school headmaster claimed trial to criminal breach of trust (CBT) for allegedly misappropriating special needs student (EMK) allowances amounting to RM4,500 in the Sessions Court here on Friday. Madahan Busman, 48, pleaded not guilty to the charges framed against him under Section 409 of the Penal Code. Madahan, who is the headmaster of […]
Former Singapore Hindu temple priest charged in $1.5 mln gold pawning case
Singapore: The former chief priest of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple has been charged with repeatedly pawning gold religious ornaments for a total of $1.5 million, court officials said Wednesday. Kandasamy Senapathi would redeem the pawned ornaments when he had raised enough money and return them to the temple, according to local media — but his […]
Community-based tourism to provide better opportunities, benefits for locals
KUCHING: Serembu assemblyman Miro Simuh is an advocate of getting the local community involved in the tourism industry via community-based tourism (CBT). “They are the ones that will sell products, act as guides, manage the area, collect the fees, and so on. “We provide these products to the community, which is why we formed CBT […]
Man faces 39 CBT charges, pleads not guilty
SIBU: A former bank teller has been charged with 39 counts of criminal breach of trust involving losses amounting to RM63,300 between Aug 2018 and July this year. Sarawak CCID chief Supt Maria Rasid said the accused, Andrew Yang Li Yu, 28, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to the charges under Section […]
