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Berebut Bayang-Bayang Kuasa di Putrajaya

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Dalam politik, ada dua jenis pemimpin. Pertama, yang membina legitimasi melalui pengalaman, rekod pentadbiran dan pencapaian; dan kedua, yang cuba melonjak naik melalui bayang-bayang patron politik. Polemik terbuka di antara Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dan Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar mengenai siapakah calon perdana menteri bagi PN mendedahkan satu hakikat yang sukar dinafikan — politik pembangkang kini terperangkap dalam krisis kepimpinan yang serius. Pertelingkahan ini bermula apabila Muhyiddin menyatakan bahawa tiada sebarang ketetapan rasmi yang Ahmad Samsuri adalah calon perdana menteri. Yang dipersetujui, katanya, ialah Menteri Besar Terengganu itu menjadi Pengerusi PN. Kenyataan itu sepatutnya cukup jelas sebagai isyarat bahawa soal kepimpinan tertinggi PN masih belum diputuskan. Namun respons Ahmad Samsuri yang pantas menegaskan bahawa Muhyiddin tidak lagi dinamakan sebagai calon perdana menteri menimbulkan persoalan lebih besar: apakah ia sekadar reaksi defensif, atau mani...

SSM Deputy CEO accused of receiving RM50,000 from Hamzah Zainuddin's son

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Encik Khuzairi Yahaya was charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code and, if convicted, faces imprisonment of up to two years, a fine, or both. FMT Picture FMT reported today, a deputy CEO of the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) pleaded not guilty at the sessions court in Kuala Lumpur to a charge of receiving RM50,000 in cash from the son of ex-Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, eight years ago. Encik Khuzairi Yahaya was alleged to have received the money from Faisal Hamzah without consideration, despite knowing Faisal had official dealings with him in his capacity as a public servant. The said offence, under Section 165 of the Penal Code, is alleged to have taken place at SSM’s headquarters in Jalan Stesen 5, KL Sentral, in May 2018. If found guilty, Khuzairi faces imprisonment of up to two years, a fine, or both. Judge Puan Suzana Hussin fixed bail at RM15,000 with one surety, and ordered that he surrender his passport to the court pending disposal of his tr...

Teacher charged with making false claim

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School teacher Encik Sahnan Nuddin Abdul Razak is charged under Section 465 of the Penal Code and, if convicted, faces a jail sentence which may extend to 20 years, and a fine. FMT Picture Media reported today a secondary school teacher Encik Sahnan Nuddin Abdul Razak claimed trial to a charge of submitting a false claim valued at RM22,728 only i n Kuala Lumpur sessions court. The claim is alleged to have been for the supply of sports equipment to the school where Sahnan is serving. If found guilty, he faces a jail sentence of up to 20 years, as well as a minimum fine of five times the value of the sum involved. Sahnan also pleaded not guilty to an alternative charge under Section 471 of the Penal Code of using as genuine a false document in the form of an invoice for the supply of sports equipment. The court set bail for Sahnan at RM7,000 with one surety and impounded his passport. The next case management is fixed on 16 April. FMT said lawyer Encik Jason Wee represented the teacher....

When MACC itself looks like a suspect

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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) often casts the limelight on the individuals it investigates. Lately, however, the anti-graft commission itself has taken the centre stage. What began as a pair of Bloomberg reports on 10 and 12 February has since escalated into a political, institutional and public controversy, placing the agency, its chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki and the country’s governance framework under increased scrutiny. The controversy has widened from questions about shareholdings to broader allegations of corporate intimidation, institutional overreach and the adequacy of existing oversight mechanisms. By last Friday, the cabinet relented following public pressure and was openly discussing the possibility of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI). The first Bloomberg exposé revealed that Azam held 17.7 million shares in Velocity Capital Partner Bhd  — valued at roughly RM800,000 — rekindling scrutiny reminiscent of the 2021-2022 shareholding uproar. The...