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Former Malaysia PM Abdullah Badawi dies aged 85
Published on 15/04/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Former Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi died on Monday, aged 85, his family and medical authorities reported.
Lebanon says Israeli fire kills 1 as residents try to go home
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» BURJ AL MULUK (LEBANON) - Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed one person Monday and wounded seven others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages.
Syria's military hospital where detainees were tortured, not treated
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» DAMASCUS - Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain. Yet he dreaded being taken by his jailers to a military hospital, where he received beatings instead of treatment.
Malaysia seeks gag order on talk of jailed ex-PM's bid to reveal royal document
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's attorney-general's chambers has sought a gag order to ban public discussion of former Prime Minister Najib Razak's judicial review claim that a document exists allowing him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest, according to state news agency Bernama.
Malaysia PM denies hiding document on ex-premier Najib's home detention
Published on 12/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government did not conceal any document relating to jailed former premier Najib Razak's home detention, state media reported.
Malaysian government denies blocking Najib’s house arrest bid
Published on 08/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - A purported royal document allowing jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest was never hidden, Malaysia’s communications minister said on Wednesday.
Malaysia court allows Najib to seek house arrest for 1MDB crimes
Published on 06/01/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court allowed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to pursue a petition to serve the rest of his jail sentence in his home for crimes related to troubled wealth fund 1MDB.
Malaysian palace clarifies stance on pardons
Published on 04/01/2025
» Clemency bids for crimes committed in Malaysia must be submitted to the Pardons Board chaired by King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, according to a statement from the palace, just as jailed former prime minister Najib Razak is seeking a house arrest via the courts.
Malaysian ex-PM’s wife acquitted of money laundering
Published on 19/12/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s High Court on Thursday acquitted Rosmah Mansor, the wife of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak, of money laundering and tax evasion, citing insufficient grounds to charge her.
Malaysian ex-PM Najib renews home detention bid
Published on 05/12/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Thursday mounted a fresh legal bid to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest, though court proceedings were cut short to allow prosecutors time to review new evidence.