News by Adam Aziz

Najib, Irwan Serigar to be jointly charged with CBT under Section 409 of Penal Code.

At press time, former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah is still in the premises.

Irwan, who was also 1MDB chairman previously, arrived at the anti graft agency’s headquarters here at 3.26pm, ahead of his scheduled questioning session of 3.30pm, according to  MACC.

Najib and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were summoned by the MACC to be at the headquarters at 2pm.

The duo will now be jointly charged for misusing funds from Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M), as well as the federal government’s Consolidated Fund, to repay IPIC. It is unknown at this juncture how much was allegedly taken from either account.

"God willing, when I have made a decision, I will inform the public."

He pointed out that several Umno leaders have been charged over graft and mismanagement, including those involving 1MDB funds. "We do not want any perception that these actions have the intention of allowing the doers to escape from errors done during the previous administration."

“From Jan 1, 2019, there will be no more differences in the selling and purchasing prices of electricity."

Guan Eng: Negotiations over project’s final status ongoing

"Maybe Tan Sri Mustapha needs to listen in full the affordable housing policy that we will launch," said Zuraida, who previously proposed that affordable houses in cities be only allowed to be rented, instead of being sold, to the public.