Carian mengenai topik political funds

Fumio Kishida on Tuesday sacked a minister over political funds scandal as the chief executive's Cabinet is struggling with an approval rating.

The High Court was today told that UMNO Information Chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan, former ministers Chan Kong Choy and Ong Ka Chuan were also given political donations by UKSB.

Prosecutors have been building a case against Abe's secretary over unreported funds involving as much as 40 million yen.

Amer Hamzah said the monies that became the subject matter of the prosecution had been explained during past investigations.

The Barisan Nasional-led government had never opposed the plan for political parties in the country to declare their political funds.

Datuk Seri Najib said this proved that the assets owned by 1MDB were highly valuable.

PAS had expressed readiness to announce the amount of political funds it had received so far in accordance with the formation of the JKNMPP on Friday.

Puteri UMNO is in full support of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's proposal for a new law to be formulated to compel all political parties to declare their political funds.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the MACC had confirmed that the political funds donated to his personal account were not bribes and not from 1MDB.

When political funds are deposited into an individual's bank account instead of the party's, it is difficult to ascertain if the money is a form of bribery or a gift.

Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusoff said there is a need to review the limits of funds used in Parliament and state elections.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said today that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak did not commit any crime by accepting the RM2.6 billion in political donations.

The Prime Minister says he previously made a similar proposal, with the aim of ensuring greater transparency, but was rejected by the DAP.

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children

A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to "go into Taiwan,"

The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.

Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.

The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.

Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.

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Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.

Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.