KUALA LUMPUR: Luxury cars, dozens of companies as well as homes and hotels in several states – these are the assets that former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin is accused of failing to declare. The 85-year-old was on Monday (Jan 29) charged under the country’s anti-corruption laws. He arrived in a wheelchair, flanked by his wife Na’imah … Read more
On Jan 23, Daim’s wife Na’imah Abdul Khalid, 66, pleaded not guilty in a Kuala Lumpur sessions court after she was charged for failing to declare assets, including the multimillion-dollar Ilham Tower. She is accused of deliberately giving a written statement under oath that did not comply with the terms of a notice from MACC. The undeclared assets include Ilham Tower, the companies Ilham … Read more
SUSPECT TIMING OF INVESTIGATIONS? Some politicians have questioned MACC’s explanation that the investigations into both Mr Daim and Mr Mirzan are part of the anti-graft agency’s probe into the Pandora and Panama Papers which began in August 2022. Senior lawyer and former minister in the prime minister’s department for legal affairs and judicial reforms Zaid … Read more
