PMO denies picking up engagement dinner bill for Najib’s daughter

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — Putrajaya has denied that public funds were used to pay for the engagement dinner of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s daughter as alleged by PKR earlier today.

The Prime Minister’s Office said on micro-blogging site Twitter that it did not cover the cost of Nooryana Najwa’s engagement at the Seri Perdana official residence of the PM last year.

Najib denies knowledge of new sex video

The Datuk T trio are back with yet another 'more shocking' sex video on Anwar.

Prime Minister Najib Razak moved to distant himself from a new sex video expose allegedly involving Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, saying he is in the dark over its existence.

“Datuk T”, a trio of Umno-linked figures who had made a similar expose previously, told a press conference yesterday that they were in possession of  a new sex video on Anwar which was “more shocking” than that screened previously.

Fiona Xie denies "selling herself"

Actress Fiona Xie. Image source: Internet

From party girl to gold-digger - Singaporean actress Fiona Xie has been ascribed with many labels.

It has been two years since the 29-year-old former MediaCorp darling left the entertainment scene and jetted off the island republic, but it would appear that Xie’s years away has not diminished her popularity at all.

As testament to her star-power (or notoriety), Xie found herself in the hotspot again when she was fired with blatant allegations during her recent trip back home. 

A-G denies Raja Petra’s bribe claims

KUALA LUMPUR Aug 27 — Attorney-General A-G Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail has denied claims by blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin that he was being bribed by former Ho Hup Bhd deputy executive chairman Datuk Vincent Lye in exchange for help in a boardroom tussle.

Raja Petra had alleged on his blog Malaysia-Today on August 23 that Lye had “bribed” Gani and used Ho Hup funds to pay for renovation work at Gani Patail’s second wife’s house in Negeri Sembilan.

Garuda denies breast exam conducted on applicants

JAKARTA: Indonesia's national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, has denied allegations by a South Korean job applicant that male doctors were examining aspiring flight attendants' breasts to detact implants.

The airline's corporate secretary Pujobroto said the routine medical examination, which was part of the recruitment process, did not involve breast examination.

Penawar denies calling for Najib to step down

KUALA LUMPUR -  Penawar, which groups former Umno elected representatives, has denied reports that it wants Datuk Seri Najib Razak to step down as prime minister.

Its president Tan Sri Abd Aziz Shamsuddin told reporters today that the body formed in December 2009, “did not and has never” called for Najib to step down.

BBC suspends FBC shows, CNN denies paid for Najib interview

KUALA LUMPUR - US-based broadcaster CNN has denied it was paid to interview Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak but questions remain about the role played by its anchor John Defterios after the latter’s FBC Media programme World Business was axed yesterday by rival network CNBC.

The spotlight is on the relationship between FBC Media — the British publicity firm led by media giant Alan Friedman with Defterios (picture) still listed as its group president — and broadcasters like CNBC, CNN and the BBC.

Hisham denies lawyer deported for raising Najib's Scorpene-Altantuya ties

Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein denied the government's deportation of French lawyer William Bourdon was due to fear that he would reveal the latest findings on the Scorpene submarines and implicate Prime Minister Najib Razak for alleged corruption and graft in the RM7 billion acquisition.

According to Hisham, who is also Najib's cousin, "people get deported every day". And Bourdon was just a statistic.

“He broke the conditions of his visa. Because this is a high-profile case, people are selectively choosing to say it is political. People get deported every day,” Hisham told reporters on Monday.