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New Straits Times
6 days ago
- Health
- New Straits Times
News@9: Today's top headlines - June 4, 2025
Here are today's biggest stories. 'Questions are speculative' Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has failed in his bid to refer constitutional questions to the Federal Court regarding provisions on immunity for a sitting prime minister. Court order challenged Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid will challenge the ex parte court order obtained by the MACC to freeze her assets, as MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the commission had applied for the restraining order to prevent the disposal of the assets. Hot spell continues The heatwave affecting several districts in Malaysia is expected to persist until September, with experts advising the public to stay hydrated and keep cool to avoid heat-related illnesses. Public health threat The National Poison Centre has reported a sharp rise in vape-related poisoning cases, believed to be linked to dangerous synthetic drugs. That's it for News@9.
Malay Mail
03-06-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
MACC freezes RM758m assets linked to Daim's widow, family in UK
PETALING JAYA, June 3 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reportedly obtained a court order to freeze £132 million (RM758.2 million) worth of assets belonging to Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, the widow of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, and her family in the United Kingdom. According to a report in New Straits Times the order was granted by Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Justice Azhar Abdul Hamid in an ex-parte proceeding today. The frozen assets were said to include two commercial buildings valued at £55,200,000, five luxury residences totalling £77,115,000 and a bank account owned by the Ilham Foundation. The order was reportedly issued after the court was satisfied that the assets were linked to suspected offences under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001. Malay Mail has reached out to Na'imah's lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan for a response. In January last year, Daim claimed trial to a charge of failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets, which included several luxury vehicles, companies, and properties across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, and Kedah. In January 2024, Na'imah, 67, was charged in the Sessions Court with failing to comply with a notice to declare her assets, including Menara Ilham and several other properties in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. After Daim's death on November 13 that same year, the prosecution withdrew the charges and the court granted an order discharging and acquitting him.
