Day: September 20, 2024

The Sessions Court was told today that Lim Guan Eng agreed to businessman G. Gnanaraja being used as a middleman to hand over the purported bribe money to him. Testifying as the key prosecution witness, Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZCSB) director Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli, 65, said he suggested Gnanaraja as a middleman to avoid being monitored by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). ‘On Aug 17, 2017, when I met Lim at his office at 7 pm, I told him that Gnanaraja was a Barisan Nasional man, had good ties with the (then) PM (prime minister)…and Gnanaraja was

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed all agencies and statutory bodies to obtain approval from their respective ministers for overseas trips to help reduce national debt, announced Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. Fahmi, who also serves as the spokesperson for the Unity Government, explained that the Prime Minister sees the need to reassess various aspects, including overseas trips, to ensure better management and governance. “As we work to reduce the national debt, the Prime Minister has highlighted the need to review areas such as overseas visits. There must be a rationale for these trips, and reductions and savings must

SME Bank Malaysia Berhad (‘SME Bank’), the lead implementing agency for the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development’s (‘MECD’) pavilion continues to reaffirm the Bank’s mandate to empower and enable SMEs in the Halal industry by once again participating in the 20th Malaysia International Halal Exhibition (‘MIHAS’) 2024. SME Bank has been a strong supporter of the world’s largest Halal showcase and has actively participated in MIHAS since 2013 and this year’s edition comprised 26 Halal entrepreneurs and 14 local franchise companies. SME Bank’s customers also participated in the exhibition, showcasing their products and offerings at the MECD’s pavilion Source:

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that some companies were found to have sold the internet development and upgrade projects they had secured from the government to other parties. Without disclosing the locations or names of the companies involved, he said this issue occurred before he and his deputy Teo Nie Ching took charge of the Communications Ministry. He stressed that it is the responsibility of these companies to complete the projects within the stipulated timeframe Source: BERNAMA News Agency

Programmes to instil patriotism must be revitalised and continued even after successfully completing the 2024 National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations (HKHM), said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said the public could continue flying the Jalur Gemilang at all times with pride, not just during the national month, among other things. “The 1 Rumah 1 Jalur Gemilang programme is running very well…we need to put in some effort to educate and focus on Generation Alpha so that they understand what the Jalur Gemilang symbolises and the meaning behind the 14-point-star Source: BERNAMA News Agency