KUALA LUMPUR: In the latest episode of Beyond the Headlines, the team dissects the profound developments of the Penang undersea tunnel trial, Batang kali declassified report and more.
Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli, the owner of a company awarded the RM6.34 billion Penang undersea tunnel project said he gave RM2 million each to Lim Guan Eng and Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the Sessions court on 23 October.
The Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZCSB) director said he withdrew RM2 million from his company's account via a cheque, which he then gave to the middleman, G. Ganaraja.
This occurred when cross-examined by Lim's lead counsel Gobind Singh Deo in the former Penang chief minister's corruption trial, adding another layer of intrigue to an already high-stakes legal drama.
In a separate news update, the full report on the Batang Kali landslide was disclosed on the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) website.
It ruled out any anthropogenic, or human activity that contributed to the tragedy which led to the deaths of 31 people in December last year.
However, the recently declassified Batang Kali landslide investigative report did not bring closure to a survivor, arguing on the matter of land status and calling for further attention from authorities.
The area in question was meant for agriculture and definitely not for camping as disclosed in the same report.
Bilqis Bahari of the Business Times shed light on the timeline of events behind the MYAirline fiasco, and sifted through the stories that made waves based on her reports.
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has said that it will cooperate in the Ministry of Transport's investigation into the licensing fiasco of MYAirline Sdn Bhd.
As of now, the probe into MYAirlines is solely under police jurisdiction and has yet to involve the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said this was because the case was not under the purview of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act.