Tommy Thomas fails to strike out lawsuit by Shahrir Samad, trial to begin in March 2026
High Court orders lawsuit brought by Tan Sri Shahrir Ab Samad to go to trial, starting in March 2026.
Wed Jul 03 2024
High Court dismisses Guan Eng, wife and Phang's bid to strike out bribery charges
Trio to face corruption and money laundering charges involving a foreign workers' hostel project worth RM11.6 million.
Fri May 03 2024
Jamal Yunos fails bid to strike out Khairy Jamaluddin’s suit
The High Court has ruled that there are issues that must be addressed in the defamation suit.
Tue Mar 19 2024
Rosmah submits new representation to drop 17 charges
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor seeking to strike out her 12 money laundering charges and five charges for failing to declare her income to IRB.
Wed Dec 13 2023
Takeover of UEM, Renong shares: Dr Mahathir, govt apply to strike out suit by Halim Saad
The notice of application by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former finance minister II Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop and govt was filed last Nov 16.
Mon Nov 20 2023
Jana Wibawa project: Muhyiddin seeks to strike out three money laundering charges
Ex-PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will file an application to set aside three more charges of money laundering amounting to RM200 million.
Tue Sep 19 2023
Dec 13: Hearing of Rosmah's application to strike out money laundering, tax evasion charges
Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor claimed that all the charges against her are baseless, defective and did not disclose any offence in law.
Thu Sep 07 2023
Company director fails in bid to strike out corruption charge in connection with KL Tower take-over
The director is charged for offering a bribe of RM500,000 a year for 15 years to Tan Sri Annuar Musa in connection with the take-over.
Fri Aug 25 2023
Arul Kanda, Mohd Irwan fail in bid to strike out 1MDB's US$6.9 billion suit
The High Court ruled that the suit must go to full trial as the court needed to hear testimonials from the witnesses.
Wed Aug 23 2023
Memoir probe report: Task force, govt to file application to strike out Tommy Thomas suit
Shamsul Bolhassan said it will be filed on the grounds that the Thomas's statement of claim disclosed no reasonable cause.
Tue Nov 15 2022
Court fixed Nov 25 for decision on bid by Thomas to quash Najib's suit
Judge Datuk Ahmad Bache fixed the date after hearing submissions by both parties on Thomas' application to strike out the suit.
Fri Oct 21 2022
Caretaker PM, govt and EC seek to strike out Klang MP's originating summons
Ismail Sabri, the government and the EC today applied to strike out Charles Santiago's originating summons that was filed to stop the GE15.
Fri Oct 14 2022
Sexual assault claim: Yusoff Rawther fails to strike out Anwar's counterclaim
The High Court today rejected the application of former research assistant to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to cancel several paragraphs in the PKR president's statement of defence and counterclaim.
Fri Sep 09 2022
Abdul Azeez submits another representation to drop corruption, money laundering charges
After failing to strike out three corruption and six money laundering charges at the Court of Appeal, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim once again made another representation to the AGC.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Appeals Court dismisses government's appeal to strike out Indira Gandhi's suit
Justice Hanipah said Indira Gandhi's claim was not an obviously unsustainable case to warrant it to be struck out.
Wed Sep 07 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