Amended Audit Act improves governance, management of public funds
According to the National Audit Department, the law has not been amended since 1991.
Thu Jul 25 2024
Olympics: Paris 2024 headquarters searched in corruption probe
The search was part of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds and favouritism, prosecutors said.
Wed Jun 21 2023
Malaysia to review $3.9 bln settlement deal with Goldman Sachs - PM Anwar
PM Anwar Ibrahim said it was a matter of recovering public funds.
Tue Apr 18 2023
French court shortens jail sentence for ex-PM Fillon
A French appeals court upheld former PM Francois Fillon's conviction for embezzling public funds, but cut a year off his prison term.
Tue May 10 2022
[COLUMNIST] "Confusion" on MySejahtera: Incompetence or collusion?
The govt must exercise full transparency as it involves public funds, and the issue involves the personal data security of 38 million users.
Mon Apr 25 2022
Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against Prince Andrew is dismissed, Britain says no public funds in settlement
Andrew, the Duke of York, did not admit wrongdoing in agreeing to settle the civil lawsuit.
Wed Mar 09 2022
Audit report: RM620 mln in losses due to financial management non-compliance
RM499.19 million involved payments for maintenance service claims without being verified at the National Security Council (MKN) level.
Thu Oct 28 2021
Overpriced KVDT2 tender to be reopened - Wee
Ka Siong said the open tender would be in the interest of optimising the use of public funds for large-scale infrastructure projects.
Sat Aug 29 2020
National Blue Ocean Strategy: Billions of public funds saved - PM
The National Blue Ocean Strategy has allowed the government to implement more high-impact projects at a lesser cost, Datuk Seri Najib Razak says.
Tue Aug 16 2016
Public funds not used in settling 1MDB's woes
Datuk Seri Najib Razak today stressed that public funds were not being used to resolve 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)'s financial woes.
Mon Jan 11 2016
Jamil Khir lodges police report over claims of misusing public funds
The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department says NOW director Akmal Nasir's claims that he had used funds for orphans during a trip to the US were to undermine his credibility and integrity.
Sun Nov 15 2015
Gerakan Youths asks EC to punish elected reps who purposely quit
Elected reps who quit without a valid reason are disrupting efforts to maintain the well-being of constituents and causing a drain on public funds as millions are spent to conduct a by-election.
Sat Oct 18 2014
Budget 2015 is hoped to reduce leakage of public funds - BNBBC
The 2015 Budget scheduled to be tabled next month will ensure that the leakage of public funds will be reduced, while the efficiency of public spending be enhanced.
Sun Sep 14 2014
New oversight body to fight graft soon
The Government is in the midst of building a new framework,the Governance and Integrity (G&I) oversight body, to combat corruption, leakages and mismanagement of public funds.
Wed Oct 09 2013
Nizar denies intention to criticise Sultan over 'WWW1'
Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin told the High Court that he had never tweeted the Johor Sultan had misused public funds to bid for the WWW1 registration number plate
Wed Jan 02 2013
'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