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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.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

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.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.

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Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.