Muhyiddin engages King’s Counsel in battle against Court of Appeal's reinstatement of charges
Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik confirmed that Kings Counsel Steven Perian will be joining Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's defence team.
Thu Jul 04 2024
Trump opts not to take witness stand in hush money case as testimony ends
Donald Trump's defence team rested its case in the criminal hush money trial without calling the former US president to testify.
Wed May 22 2024
1MDB: Banking documents received by MACC not given to defence team as they were not relevant to the case - Court told
Nur Aida Arifin said the documents were received from Hong Kong and Switzerland via Mutual Legal Assistance to help investigate 1MDB case.
Mon Feb 19 2024
Hisyam Teh to lead Sam's appeal in 'Basikal Lajak' case
Previously, the late former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram was appointed to lead Sam's defence team in her appeal.
Fri Mar 17 2023
Defence closes case Syed Saddiq's trial
The judge fixed April 10 and 11 for oral submissions from both parties after Syed Saddiq's defence team closed its case.
Tue Mar 14 2023
Defence closes case in Siti Bainun's trial, decision May 3
The defence team closed its case after calling eight witnesses at the Sessions Court hearing today.
Thu Mar 09 2023
A week needed to query ex-banker who handled Najib's accounts - Shafee
The defence team in Najib Razak's 1MDB trial will take about a week to conduct cross-examination of Joanna Yu Ging Ping, the former AmBank relationship manager who handled Najib's accounts.
Tue Dec 06 2022
Court warns Najib's defence team no more delay questioning witnesses in 1MDB trial
The court would no longer allow reserved cross-examination of any witnesses as the 1MDB trial had been pending for some time now.
Tue Oct 11 2022
Ahmad Zahid's VLN case - A clear case of selective prosecution, says defence
Ahmad Zahid's defence team told the High Court that the 40 charges of receiving bribes in connection with the VLN made against him were a clear case of selective prosecution and with no prima facie.
Thu Sep 01 2022
Rosmah's lawyer argues risk of bias due to 'leaked judgment'
Rosmah's defence team said the purported draft judgment was prepared by an individual, or more than one person, who had no authority.
Thu Sep 01 2022
Sri Ram to lead clerk's appeal in basikal lajak case
Former Federal Court judge Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram will lead the defence team in clerk Sam Ke Ting's appeal against her conviction and jail sentence.
Thu May 05 2022
1MDB: Prosecution questions relevance of Najib defence's line of questioning
The prosecution in Najib Razak's 1MDB trial today questioned his defence team in posing irrelevant questions to former 1MDB non-executive director Tan Sri Ismee Ismail.
Tue Mar 22 2022
Peter Anthony trial: Defence closes case, oral submissions on March 31
Judge Azura Alwi set March 31 to hear oral submissions from both parties before deciding on the case involving the former Sabah infrastructure development minister.
Fri Feb 18 2022
Rosmah's defence opposes Sri Ram's attempt to argue against bid to disqualify him
Rosmah Mansor's defence team today objected to Gopal Sri Ram's attempt to argue for himself in Rosmah's application to disqualify him as the lead prosecutor in her trial.
Thu Feb 17 2022
Rosmah's defence team decides not to call Najib as witness
The defence in the trial of Rosmah Mansor involving a solar project in Sarawak has decided not to call her husband, Najib Razak, to testify as the third defence witness.
Mon Jan 10 2022
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024