PETALING JAYA: The seizure of the US$250mil superyacht Equanimity by Malaysian authorities is against court rulings in Indonesia and the United States, says a lawyer acting on behalf of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low. "The action of the Mahathir government in illegitimately taking this asset shows just how quickly the rule of law disappears in Mahathir's regime.
PETALING JAYA: Authorities are merely enforcing the law when cracking down on illegal foreign workers, says Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali . "I admit Malaysia still needs foreign workers but employers must play their part and follow the nation's rules and regulations when hiring them," he said on Sunday .
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has denied blaming the 1MDB board for the investment fund's debacle. The former prime minister clarified that any board has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests and as such, the 1MDB board had a duty and responsibility to advise him on the running of the investment fund.
PETALING JAYA: A 59-year-old Malaysian man was sentenced to one year and nine months in a federal prison in the United States after being convicted of managing a brothel in Georgia. Chow Kong Chow and two others from China - Xiaohong Huang and Biyun Gong - were said to have operated the brothel for two years at a large apartment complex in Doraville, Georgia that lured women from around the U.S. to work as prostitutes.
PETALING JAYA: US President Donald Trump, who famously uttered the words "You're fired" over reality show The Apprentice, has done just that with over 80 ambassadors appointed by his predecessor. However, US ambassador to Malaysia Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, who assumed office earlier this month, is not among those being fired by Trump.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian airport authorities should invest and upgrade its screening technology for passengers instead of frisking them like "common criminals", said Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents . Its president Datuk Hamzah Rahmat said he had observed such practices at Malaysian airports, which he claimed were not leaving a good impression of the country on visitors.