Najib questioned over Scorpene deal; bilingual street signs to be removed
KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
Najib, Rosmah questioned again
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has turned up at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters again for another round of questioning.
Though initially believed to be assisting investigations on a solar power project in Sarawak, sources told Malaysiakini that he was in fact questioned on the Scorpene submarine scandal, and his former associate Abdul Razak Baginda may be next.
Razak said he is prepared to assist the MACC’s investigations if called upon to do so.
Meanwhile, police sourced told Malaysiakini that Najib’s wife Rosmah Mansor had been questioned for another four hours over jewellery items seized from residences linked to the former premier...
KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.
Najib, Rosmah questioned again
Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has turned up at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters again for another round of questioning.
Though initially believed to be assisting investigations on a solar power project in Sarawak, sources told Malaysiakini that he was in fact questioned on the Scorpene submarine scandal, and his former associate Abdul Razak Baginda may be next.
Razak said he is prepared to assist the MACC’s investigations if called upon to do so.
Meanwhile, police sourced told Malaysiakini that Najib’s wife Rosmah Mansor had been questioned for another four hours over jewellery items seized from residences linked to the former premier.
Bilingual street signs ordered removed
Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has decreed that all road name signs that have Chinese writing in Shah Alam are to be replaced with Malay language signages, and this has to be done before his 73rdbirthday celebration on Dec 11.
Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari’s aide Borhan Aman Shah said the state government has given instructions to remove the signs immediately.
Other Kinibites
Najib warned predicts that state investment funds like the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) are likely to give far less dividends this year, as the GLCs they have a stake in take a beating at the stock market amid foreign investment outflows.
Dewan Negara president SA Vigneswaran said he would sue Transport Minister Anthony Loke for supposedly humiliating him over an incident at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s VIP lounge. Loke’s response? “Bring it on”.
Police have arrested a driver believed to be involved in a hit-and-run incident in Seri Kembangan that had left one dead and four injured on Sunday.
Looking ahead
The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday and the Universal Children’s Day are observed today. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Muhamad will be attending national-level celebrations for the Prophet’s birthday in Putrajaya.
The Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Malaysia and the Republic of Indonesia will be meeting in Seri Kembangan for two days starting today.


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