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A 1MDB financial investigator admitted in court he did not trace whether US$620 million returned by former PM Najib Razak was subsequently moved to different accounts, raising questions about fund oversight.
Five Taiwanese nationals have pleaded not guilty to human trafficking charges at a Sessions Court in Butterworth, following the alleged forced labour exploitation of a Cameroonian woman discovered last month.
A MACC investigator has rejected claims that his inquiry into the RM6.3 billion Penang undersea tunnel project involving former Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was compromised by personal bias or prejudicial conduct.
A Malaysian High Court has affirmed that insurers can void policies procured fraudulently, ruling that agents who bypass underwriting safeguards in pursuit of commissions commit fundamental breaches justifying policy cancellation.
Rosmah Mansor is seeking to present additional evidence in her ongoing appeal over the controversial solar hybrid project, claiming a prosecution witness was coerced into testifying against her.
The High Court in Klang has acquitted independent preacher Muhammad Fathi Na'im Mazlan of rape and sexual assault charges, with the judge ruling that the prosecution had failed to establish a convincing case beyond reasonable doubt.
Malaysia's High Court has approved pre-trial document discovery in a RM3.53 million dealership fraud dispute, permitting examination of records to establish how funds allegedly moved between multiple entities.
A Kelantan fast-food outlet worker has been formally charged with five counts of sexual assault against a teenage colleague, marking another workplace harassment case in Malaysia's expanding service sector.
Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal has been sentenced to five weeks' imprisonment after being convicted of contempt of court. The conviction stems from comments he made regarding the inquest into Zara Qairina Mahathir's death.
A High Court judge has upheld a 10-year prison sentence imposed on Ooi Vin Shen, a former company executive, after finding the sessions court correctly applied the law in convicting him of raping and blackmailing a 14-year-old girl.
A former company director has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for conducting unlicensed fund management activities and money laundering that defrauded six victims of RM1.263 million between 2018 and 2020.
An odd-job worker has been spared a 30-year prison sentence after his defence counsel revealed procedural irregularities in police investigation records, with evidence pointing to a second suspect in the matter.
Najib Razak's legal counsel has mounted a fresh challenge to a RM1.69 billion tax-related bankruptcy action, arguing that insolvency proceedings would effectively eliminate his right to appeal and place his finances under state control.
Five warders from Taiping Prison in Perak will appear in court on charges stemming from an inmate assault investigation. The incident last January resulted in one death and several injuries, marking a significant development in Malaysia's prison accountability.
A Malaysian judicial commissioner has ruled that civil courts are not the appropriate venue for challenging the attorney-general's decision to prosecute a case, establishing important boundaries around prosecutorial discretion.
The 1MDB civil case against Rosmah Mansor has stalled in its proceedings, with a case management hearing scheduled for next week as the court awaits the assignment of a new judge to guide the litigation forward.
A Sessions Court in Kuala Terengganu has ordered a 25-year-old man charged with gravely injuring his grandmother using a hammer to undergo comprehensive mental health assessment.