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Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and his wife have been unsuccessful in their bid to strike out a corruption and money laundering case involving a RM11.6 million foreign workers' hostel project. The trial will now proceed as planned.
The Court of Appeal has rejected attempts to dismiss corruption charges against prominent politician Lim Guan Eng and a businesswoman, paving the way for trial proceedings to commence in Penang.
The Court of Appeal has upheld corruption and money laundering charges against DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon. Their legal bid to dismiss the case has been rejected, clearing the way for a full trial.
DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon appeared in the Court of Appeal for a critical ruling on their application to dismiss corruption charges worth RM11.6 million.
DAP advisor Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon face a critical hearing tomorrow on charges related to a RM11.6 million foreign workers' hostel project.
The Court of Appeal has significantly reduced damages awarded to DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng from RM1.05 million to RM450,000 in his defamation case against former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin over Yayasan Albukhary tax exemption statements.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has upheld a defamation judgment in favour of DAP politician Lim Guan Eng against former premier Muhyiddin Yassin, though it has significantly reduced the compensation awarded.
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A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigator testified in the Sessions Court that he was unaware of alleged ties between Zarul Ahmad and a rival tunnel bidder in the case involving former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has alleged that the 70-acre Karpal Singh Drive reclamation project was awarded directly rather than through a competitive bidding process, intensifying his dispute with current Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
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A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigator told court he was unaware of alleged links between a former consultant and a competing tunnel project bidder in the ongoing Lim Guan Eng corruption case.
Penang's government has disputed former chief minister Lim Guan Eng's claims that a proposed reclamation scheme near Karpal Singh Drive bypassed open tender procedures.
The Court of Appeal will hear Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's appeal to overturn a RM1.4 million defamation judgment favouring Lim Guan Eng on June 18 in Putrajaya.
A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission officer testified that Lim Guan Eng committed a major tunnel undertaking to a particular consortium after the company participated in preliminary talks with Penang state authorities in 2011.
DAP assemblyman Lim Guan Eng is intensifying calls for transparency regarding the reclamation project tender near Karpal Singh Drive, seeking accountability from Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
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DAP national advisor Lim Guan Eng has urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to make micro, small and medium enterprises a priority, cautioning that without intervention the country faces compounded job losses.
DAP veteran Lim Guan Eng has pressed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to abandon a policy requiring 50% Bumiputera equity stakes in property acquisitions by government-linked companies and entities valued above RM20 million.
A High Court judgment has found blogger Papagomo liable for defamation, ordering him to compensate Lim Guan Eng and his son with RM280,000 for false and damaging statements made online.
A Sessions Court has allowed the deletion of the word 'received' from corruption charges against former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng in his undersea tunnel case, permitting the trial to advance with revised wording.
A Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission investigating officer has testified that businessmen informed authorities of RM3.3 million given to former Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng across a six-year timeframe.