The other day, while sipping a glass if wine at a dinner attended mainly by professionals working in KL, I was fascinated to gain an insight into what they were concerned about.
Bank Negara has its own powers to enforce compliance
Even if the attorney general does not take action, the central bank has its own powers which it may use to enforce compliance with its regulatory laws.
This chart explains why folks in Sarawak are concerned
Just look at this constituency redelineation proposal for Sarawak and you will understand what is at stake.
Videos: New AG, Najib’s grip on power, and the gloomy economic outlook
A collection of videos here which sums up the state of the country today.
Catch a glimpse of Najib’s handpicked new attorney general, who argues simplistically that 1MDB complied with Bank Negara’s reporting requirements.
Stop massive clear-cutting of Kelantan forests, says Husam Musa
Salor Adun Husam Musa has called on the Kelantan government to stop the massive clearing of forests in Kelantan. It seems like few lessons have been learned from the serious flooding in December last year (while Najib was playing what appeared to be a crucial round of golf with Obama).
Pas-Perkasa pact muddies the picture
I am trying to make sense of this. Pas has been widely seen as drawing closer to Najib-Umno these days, and Ibrahim Ali was seen around Mahathir until recently.
Meet the new (pseudo) human rights activists in town
Looks as if we have a new set of human rights activists in town. Mahathir and his former cabinet ministers are speaking out against the Sosma arrests of Khairuddin and Matthias Chang.
How Obama hit a TPP birdie despite Malaysia’s trafficking bogey
Now this has largely slipped below the media radar. The US Friends of the Earth has filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding the quick release of all communications by the US State Department relating to the controversial upgrade to Tier 2 in Malaysia’s ranking in the recently released 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report.
Zeti fights back
Ooh La La. Things are moving fast after the Rulers’ statement on 1MDB.
Fresh from the attorney general clearing 1MDB for the second time after Bank Negara had submitted its investigation paper on 1MDB, the central bank has decided to act.
Bank Negara has revoked three permissions granted to 1MDB under the ECA for investments abroad totalling USS1.83bn. It has also issued a direction under the Financial Services Act 2013 to 1MDB to repatriate the amount.
The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize goes to …
The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet comprising the General Union of Tunisian Workers, the employers’ union (UTICA), the Tunisian Bar Association, and the Human Rights League (LTDH), the first independent human rights association in the Arab world.