Audio recording of Cabinet meetings destroyed, says witness

The High Court hearing the case involving former Transport Minister Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, who is charged with cheating the government, was told today that audio-recordings of cabinet meetings were destroyed after the minutes of the meetings were endorsed.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation head, Supt R.Rajagopal, 48, said because of that he could not tender the recording as an exhibit.

In the hearing last Monday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz told the court that an audio-recording would be made during cabinet meetings, including when they discussed the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project.

Rajagopal, who is the 25th prosecution witness, said Dr Ling gave his full cooperation during the police investigation on Oct 2, 2009 and April 1 last year.

NFC boss says twin cattle condos are rental cash cows

PKR central committee member Fariz Musa holds a picture of the One Menerung condominium, outside the Selangor MACC office, November 10, 2011

Dogged by claims of irregularity, the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) finally broke its silence today to defend its purchase of multi-million luxury condominum units in Bangsar as a “good business decision”.

In a press briefing opened to selected mainstream media organisations, its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh reasoned that the investment had helped yield better returns for the NFC project compared to keeping the money in a bank.

It was also revealed then that the NFC owns two units at the upmarket condominium, as opposed to one as previously reported.

According to Berita Harian Online, however, Mohamad said the condominium units had cost over RM6 million each, instead of the RM9.8 million originally alleged by PKR.

Medal bungle - MAAU denies fault, points finger at team manager

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Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) refused to take any blame over the inability of the national 4x400m men’s quartet to collect their gold medals at the ongoing Sea Games in Indonesia.

Instead, MAAU deputy president Karim Ibrahim (pic) said the blame should fall on Sea Games athletics team manager Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad, the National Sports Council (NSC) secretariat and the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).

"It is her (Rajemah) responsibility to ensure the boys were able to pick up their well-deserved medals. I have no say in this. We have no jurisdiction over their arrangements there (Indonesia). All we do is recommend athletes to compete and finance those under category B," said Karim.