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KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim took a veiled jab at the opposition's turmoil while expressing his gratitude for the lack of internal "sabotage" within the Madani government."I am grateful, and I thank God because the consensus of the Madani unity government is stronger a...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Arguing that the recent political crisis in Perlis has proved Bersatu unfit to lead, PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Azamudden said his party should take over the chairpersonship of Perikatan Nasional. He did not name Bersatu, but instead referred to it as a “friend” who is weak and treache...

KiniNews is now also available at:  Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] The High Court has found former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak guilty on all four counts of abuse of power and all 21 money laundering charges linked to the 1MDB scandal. Presiding judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, in delivering the verdict, said the court found the prosecution had pr...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Former deputy law minister Hanipa Maidin has criticised senior lawyer Shafee Abdullah over his remarks on the High Court’s rejection of Najib Abdul Razak’s house arrest bid. This came after the counsel to the former premier claimed that the verdict had reduced the powers of Malay rulers....

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] PAS says it respects the High Court’s rejection of Najib Abdul Razak’s house arrest bid but insists the royal decree be enforced immediately, citing the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s absolute discretion over pardons through the Pardons BoardMeanwhile tensions continue to escalate between Umno-...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] The Kuala Lumpur High Court has denied former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s house arrest bid, ruling the royal decree invalid. The decision has sent shockwaves through Umno, angering party leaders while some government allies welcomed the outcome. Amid the fallout, Umno President Za...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Activist Fahmi Reza was released on police bail today after giving a statement to police over an investigation into his post on X involving Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. The graphic artist had been detained after being summoned for questioning by Bukit Aman at around 10.20am...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the appointment of Hannah Yeoh as minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), along with Lo Su Fui as her deputy, will not undermine the Malay agenda in the federal territories. He said that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged the government not to dismiss public sentiment surrounding the recent cabinet reshuffle. Asyraf highlighted several questions raised by the public over the new cabinet line-up, which he said should not be taken lightly. He said one of...

#KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled his latest cabinet line-up. The major shake-up saw two ministers dropped - PKR’s Dr Zaliha Mustafa and Senator Na’im Mokhtar. The reshuffle followed vacancies in four ministries - economy; investment, trade, and industry; natural resources and e...

KiniNews is now also available at:  Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Activist Arun Dorasamy has claimed there was more “evidence” to contradict official statements on the deaths of three men in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, allegedly at the hands of police. Speaking during a press conference at Lawyers for Liberty’s office in Petaling Jaya today, Arun revea...

KiniNews is now also available at:  Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] The Federal Court has instructed the prosecution to rethink its position on reinstating four criminal charges against Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman. The instruction was similarly extended to the Muar MP’s defence team, with Court of Appeal president Abu Bakar Jais, as the chair for th...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] If Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim fails to deliver meaningful reforms within the next six months, DAP will reassess its role in the government, said party secretary-general Anthony Loke. However, he was quick to stress that this does not mean DAP - which holds the largest number of federal...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Padang Serai MP Azman Nasrudin has been charged today with abetting a businessperson to receive RM400,000 in bribes for a feedlot project. According to the charge sheet, Azman had allegedly abetted the crime by ordering Kedah Agro Holding Berhad (KAHB) to issue an offer letter to a busin...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Malacca PKR chief Shamsul Iskandar Akin pleaded not guilty at the Shah Alam Sessions Court over one charge of receiving bribes totalling RM64,924 from businessperson Albert Tei. Shamsul was accused of taking the bribe in his capacity as the then-political secretary to Prime Minister Anwa...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Former aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Shamsul Iskandar Akin, has been slapped with four charges of taking RM176,830 in bribes from businessperson Albert Tei. He is accused of taking kickbacks in his capacity as Anwar's political secretary at the time, to help Tei's compani...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] The MACC has confirmed that businessperson Albert Tei and Shamsul Iskandar Akin, the former political aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, will be charged in two courts. MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said Tei and Shamsul will each face five counts of charges under the MACC Act 2009...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called the opposition "hypocrites" for being vocal over alleged letters of support that his aides sent out for companies seeking government projects. In his response to an opposition MP's question regarding the matter, Anwar read out excerpt...

KiniNews is now also available at:  Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor's new cabinet has been sworn in. Besides leaders from his Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition, also in the line-up are Upko president Ewon Benedick, PKR's sole assemblyperson Jamawi Jaafar, and BN's Jafry Ariffin. A list distributed to the media show...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] The MACC had detained businessperson Albert Tei as well as Shamsul Iskandar Akin and a woman identified as Sofia Rini Buyong to assist in the investigations into allegations of corruption. Shamsul was detained at the MACC headquarters at 12.51pm after he arrived to have his statement r...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] A PKR veteran has called on the authorities to investigate the video that allegedly implicated Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. PKR's Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim, stressed that if the legitimacy of the recording, which recently surfaced on social media, is verified, Anwar should...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Former PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli has called on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his former aide Shamsul Iskandar Akin to sue businessperson Albert Tei. This is over allegations that Shamsul took money from Tei, and a video in which it was alleged that Anwar was complicit in the...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJ Apple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC [KiniNews] Businessperson Albert Tei, who has an axe to grind with Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) over the cancellation of his mineral exploration licences, has dropped a fresh bombshell just days before the state election. He has now implicated Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s senior political secret...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Caretaker Sabah chief minister Hajiji Noor has dismissed suggestions that Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) was in any way under the thumb of Putrajaya. He described the notion as a political narrative crafted to undermine GRS and its alliance with Pakatan Harapan during the ongoing Sabah elec...

KiniNews is now also available at: Spotify: https://mk.my/sH14qeJApple podcast: https://mk.my/jPylPZC[KiniNews] Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the support letter issued by one of his political aides was “vague” and did not constitute an instruction. He was responding to former minister Rafizi Ramli’s call for him to take firm action against Shamsul Iskandar Akin for issuing a support letter las...