Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Malaysia anti-graft agency questions ex-PM Ismail Sabri in US$150 million publicity spending probe

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s anti-graft investigators have questioned former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as part of a probe into possible misconduct involving some RM700 million (US$150.86 million) spent on government publicity during a previous administration. In a statement late on Wednesday (Jan 10), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it had recorded a statement from … Read more

Ismail Sabri went to perform umrah, don’t spin any ‘Madinah move’, says aide

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PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was in the Middle East to perform the umrah, says his special officer Affifi Aris. He said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Dec 31) that the Bera MP performed his umrah and returned to Malaysia in a direct flight from Saudi Arabia. “It was … Read more