CURRENT / THE 13TH WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM IN KUCHING, SARAWAK - DAY 1

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THE world-renowned co-counder of Apple Inc., Steve Wozniak spoke before an enraptured audience earlier today in Sarawak's capital, Kuching at the 13th World Islamic Economic Forum.

The wildly successful international event - which saw some of the biggest names gravitate to this otherwise laid-back boutique city from all over the world, Mr Wozniak's being one of the most anticipated - was chock-full of events and developments which will be produced below.

Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had also given his keynote speech, alongside the Chief Minister of Sarawak - who used this platform to promote his radical vision of digitising the economy of the State - Datuk Patinggi Abang AR Zohari Tun Abang Haji Openg. Other speakers include the former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia-cum-Conference Chair, Tun Musa Hitam, Alan Laubsch (Switzerland), Andreas Hatzigeorgiou (Sweden), Andreas Schleicher (France), Anu Chadha (India), Armin Osmancevic (UAE), Brian W Tang (Hong Kong), Camelia Tan Sri Ya'acob (Malaysia), Camille R Escudero (Philippines), Daniel Sieberg (USA), Dato' Dr Norraesah Mohamad (Malaysia), Dato' Seri Tengku Dr Zainal Adlin Tengku Mahamood (Malaysia), Dato' Abdul Aziz Mat (Malaysia), Dato' Mohd Izani Ghani (Malaysia), Dato' Richard Alexander John Curtis (Malaysia-Sarawak), Datu Ik Pahon Anak Joyik (Malaysia-Sarawak), Datuk N Rajendran (Malaysia), Dr Alexander Böhmer (France), Dr Anirban Sukul (India), Dr Chen Shiun (Malaysia-Sarawak), Dr Soraya R Ismail (Malaysia), Dr Yeo Tiong Chia (Malaysia-Sarawak), Ebrahim Patel (South Africa), Essa Al Ghurair (UAE), Farzam Ehsani (South Africa), Glenn Rolfsen (Norway), H.E. Djaffar Ahmed Said Hassani (Comoros), H.E. Dr Mohamed Nouri Jouini (IDB), H.E. Dr Saad Eddine El Othmani (Morocco), H.E. Masoud Karbasian (Iran), H.E. Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi (Iran), H.E. Mohammed Shahriar Alam (Bangladesh), H.E. Professor Dr Ernesto M Pernia (Philippines), H.E. Rustam Nurgaliyevich (Tatarstan), Haji Sapuan bin Ahmad (Malaysia-Sarawak), Jeffrey Lo (USA), Jo Robrechts (Belgium), Johan Bygge (Hong Kong), Kamarul Bahrin Haron (Malaysia), Kunrat Wirasubrata (Malaysia), Lisa Oake (Singapore), Marc Prensky (USA), Martin Tan (Singapore), Mohamed Geraldez (USA), Mumtaz Khan (Bahrain), Masser Munjee (India), Professor Arif M Ansari (USA), Professor Dato' Dr Mohd Azmi Omar (Malaysia), Professor Volker Nienhaus (Germany), Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz (Malaysia), Ramji Raghavan (India), Roshan Thiran (Malaysia), Salahuddin Kasem Khan (Bangladesh), Samba Bathily (Mali), Sevket Can Tulumen (Turkey), Sharbini Suhaili (Malaysia-Sarawak), Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar (Malaysia), Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Ghani Othman (Malaysia), Tan Sri Dato' Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin (Malaysia), Tanri Abeng (Indonesia), Teymoor Nabili (Singapore), Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed (Malaysia), Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (Malaysia-Sarawak), Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani (Malaysia-Sarawak), Tobias Puehse (Asia Pacific), and Todd Ashton (USA).

Below are some of the highlights of the day.

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2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA
8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

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Apple Inc., co-founder Mr Wozniak (right), and Tun Musa Hitam (middle), former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia at the World Islamic Economic Forum, being held in Kuching, Sarawak.
Photo: Borneo Post

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 –

The government should stand behind the digital growth of a country, says Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. 

“The government should be behind the digital growth. It is really the future for the whole world. The countries that do their best in it are going to go through this and have the best level of income. 

“A country should try to attract the best talent. The region should also educate the talent and make a lot of parts and tools available to young people almost for free… so they can develop on their own and find out what they like to do and build. Incubators is a good term to use,” he told a press conference prior to his session at the 13th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) today. 

Wozniak added that governments should start modifying some school programmes to include software, hardware, robotics, mixtures and so on into the curriculum of primary education. 

He emphasised that with primary and university level education, “Orient yourself towards the parts of technology that are going to be important in the future.” 

Wozniak also highlighted other key takeaways from disruption change which included thinking about it outside the box within a company. 

WIEF Foundation chairman Tun Musa Hitam was also present during the press conference.

('Wozniak: Government Should Stand Behind Digital Growth.' – Borneo Post, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

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3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA
8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

REPORTED BY THE SUN DAILY

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg (right) and World Economic Forum (WIEF) Chairman Tun Musa Hitam (left) at the 13th WIEF in Kuching, Sarawak.
Photo: BBXpress

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 –

Malaysia has called for a relentless commitment from Muslim countries in dealing with terrorism and violent extremism as well as fighting Daesh. 

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak quoted the continued death and destruction in Iraq and Syria, Daesh attack on Marawi, the Philippines, and the humanitarian tragedy in Rakhine State, Myanmar. 

"The scale of suffering and strife that has taken place cannot be allowed to go unchecked.

"As Muslims, we are enjoined to fight injustice and evil, and this is a sacred duty that we are tasked with," he said at the 13th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) here today. 

Najib, who is also the patron of WIEF Foundation, said Muslim countries across the international community and the Islamic World, have a role to play in dealing with the challenges. 

He said Malaysia's efforts to help resolve the plight of the Rohingya had begun to yield positive results. 

The prime minister also shared that Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the recently concluded Asean Summit in Manila, had expressed her commitment to finding a solution to the crisis in Rakhine. 

Najib further revealed that nations at the summit made a commitment to curtail the threat of terrorism and violent extremism through information sharing and law enforcement cooperation. 

"These are measures Malaysia has long called for, and I am pleased that our efforts at fighting Daesh have been recognised around the world," he added. 

Meanwhile, the prime minister noted that much of the Muslim world lacked investment in the right kind of quality education, which posed a huge challenge for the Umma. 

He said a country must equip its young people with higher order thinking skills “so that they are open-minded, creative and innovative and ready to adapt to the jobs that aren't yet even in existence”. 

"Indeed, there is a vast amount of people who don't even have access to basic necessities like water, healthcare, even basic education. 

"(This) reminds us that we (the governments) must always put our peoples at the heart of our policies," he stressed. 

As for Malaysia, Najib said the country was ready for disruptive change given the peace and stability it enjoyed, and backed by the government's long-term planning, specifically efforts to be taken under the National Transformation 2050 where the government placed a special focus on innovation and creativity.

('Muslim Countries Must Relentlessly Fight Terrorism: PM' – The Sun Daily, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

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4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA
8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

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Tun Musa Hitam speaking at WIEF2017.
Photo: Chimon Upon/Borneo Post

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 –

The 13th World Islamic Economic Forum 2017 (WIEF) falls in line with Sarawak’s goal to build and flourish its digital economy. 

Hosted for the first time in Sarawak, WIEF chairman Tun Musa Hitam pointed out that this edition of WIEF focuses on ‘Disruptive Change: Impact and Challenges’, which explores issues such as shifting trade policies and technological disruption. 

With Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg’s goal to boost the development of Sarawak digital economy, Tun Musa said this year’s theme coincides with the state’s ambition to adopt and boost digital economy. 

“When we first talked to the chief minister about this forum and his first words were ‘Sarawak is adopting digital economy’. 

“It’s very rare that the host’s government is very focused on a theme, and we immediately got on point with that. 

“We made this forum relevant to Sarawak’s ambition,” he told the media during a press conference following the opening of WIEF 2017 this morning. 

Tun Musa also commended Abang Jo’s ‘to the point’ personality. 

“Political leadership is important to get things moving. But political leadership with determination and dedication and full attention is what we want,” he added.

('WIEF 2017 Coincides with Sarawak's Goal to Develop its Digital Economy.' – Borneo Post, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

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5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA
8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak gives a speech during the World Islamic Economy Forum (WIEF) 2017 at the Borneo Convention Center Kuching.
Photo: BBXpress

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 –

Digital economy will be a strong platform and the catalyst for Sarawak to reach out to the global business community as well as forge international collaboration, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. 

He reiterated that the state government would do everything possible to transform Sarawak into a digital economy powerhouse. 

Thus, he hoped the World Islamic Economy Forum (WIEF) 2017 being held here from November 21 till November 23 could discuss ways and means, identify opportunities and solutions as well as forge collaborations to benefit all parties. 

Abang Johari said he was pleased that WIEF had chosen the theme 'Disruptive Change: Impact and Challenges' for this year's forum in Sarawak. 

"The theme is very timely and well aligned to our aspiration to transform our economy capitalising on digital technology," he said in his special address at the opening of the forum by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here today. 

Abang Johari said as chief minister of Sarawak, he had personally driven the efforts to leapfrog the state's development through the digital economy. 

"I believe the Digital Economy will generate new jobs and opportunities for our entrepreneurs by creating greater efficiency in the way we do business. 

"The enhancement of our economy will accelerate growth, increase our wealth and turn Sarawak into a developed and high-income State by 2030," he said. 

Abang Johari said the disruptive change in the form of technological advancements had transformed human lives, creating new opportunities and altering conventional industries. 

He said Sarawak was not spared from the disruptive change and must equip itself with necessary skills and knowledge to face the impacts and challenges. 

"On the positive note, the opportunity brought about by this disruptive change has levelled the playing fields in the technology and economic sectors. 

"The advent of new disruptive technologies also breaks the dominance of existing products and businesses while providing room for new products to be successful," he said. 

Abang Johari strongly believed that Sarawak's economy needed to be further diversified as well as transformed to achieve the vision. 

He said Sarawak being strategically located between the eastern region and the western region of the world and being an integral part of a fast developing nation, had been able to position itself as one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Asean region. 

"While other parts of the world are facing geopolitical tensions and humanitarian crisis, our nation as well as Sarawak has been able to maintain peace and harmony," he said, adding that stability had been the linchpin over the years in developing the state. 

The chief minister also pointed to Sarawak's attributes – vast natural resources, agricultural land, fisheries, and mineral as well as "modern and reliable infrastructure and utilities with efficient and business-friendly government". 

"We also have young, productive, diligent and English speaking trainable workforce. Sarawak's labour force can provide educated, skilled, semi-skilled, and young workers to meet the needs of a high-technology business environment. 

"Sarawak has safe, clean and pleasant working and living conditions. Standards of living have improved significantly over the past two decades, and foreign investors and their families can be assured of a high-quality life," he added. 

With all modern facilities and amenities, he said visitors from abroad would find it easy to blend in with the local community and adapt to the culture. 

He said with the support and cooperation of the State and Federal government, domestic and international corporation sectors, Sarawak not only could realise its full development potential but also play an important role as key hubs for regional cooperation and economic integration in the region. 

In order to further accelerate economic growth in Sarawak, Abang Johari said the state government had also set up the Development Bank of Sarawak (DBOS), established the state's own petroleum company called Petroleum Sarawak (PETROS) and formed the Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA).

('Sarawak Woos Global Business Community Through Digital Economy.' – The Sun Daily, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

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6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA
8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

REPORTED BY BERNAMA

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 – 

Enam belas memorandum persefahaman (MoU), bernilai US$2.5 bilion, dimeterai hari ini sempena Forum Ekonomi Islam Sedunia (WIEF) ke-13, jumlah tertinggi dalam sejarah penganjuran forum terbabit. 

Sembilan MoU ditandatangani bersama organisasi antarabangsa dari Kanada, China, Amerika Syarikat dan Indonesia, meliputi kerjasama dan usaha sama dalam bidang teknologi, sektor makanan halal dan tenaga. 

Antara lain, MoU membabitkan Sacofa Sdn Bhd dan Indonesia-PT Super Sistem Ultima; Resonic Consultancy dan US-Fintech4Good Group LLC; Noble Fairway Sdn Bhd dan Canada Triwin Holdings Group Ltd; dan perjanjian tiga pihak antara Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia dan Hall Amanie Sdn Bhd. 

Majlis bertukar-tukar dokumen perjanjian disaksikan oleh Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Dr Abang Johari Tun Abang Openg dan Pengerusi Yayasan WIEF Tun Musa Hitam. 

Sejak lima tahun lepas, WlEF memudahkan perjanjian perdagangan daripada pelbagai sektor industri, dengan negara Islam dan bukan Islam bernilai US$13 bilion.

('US$2.5 Bilion Nilai MoU Dimeterai Pada WIEF.' – BERNAMA, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

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7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA
8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

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Najib berkata golongsn muda perlu dilengkapkan dengan kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi agar mereka bersikap terbuka.
Gambar: BERNAMA

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 –

Sistem pendidikan sedia ada perlu dirombak untuk memastikan generasi muda mampu mendepani cabaran di alam pekerjaan bukan sahaja pada masa kini tetapi juga masa depan. 

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata, golongan muda perlu dilengkapkan dengan kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi agar mereka bersikap terbuka dan bersedia untuk melibatkan diri dalam pekerjaan yang belum lagi wujud pada masa kini. 

"Namun, yang menyedihkan kita, sebahagian besar negara-negara Islam tidak memiliki pelaburan yang mencukupi dalam pendidikan yang berkualiti.
"Malah, ada yang masih tidak mempunyai akses kepada keperluan asas seperti air, kemudahan kesihatan dan pendidikan asas," katanya dalam ucaptamanya di Forum Ekonomi Islam Dunia (WIEF) yang ke-13. 

Bertemakan 'Disruptive Changes: Impact and Challenges' (Perubahan Disruptif: Impak dan Cabaran), WIEF kali ini diadakan selama dua hari di Pusat Konvensyen Borneo Kuching (BCCK). 

Selain itu, Datuk Seri Najib turut mencadangkan supaya tiga negara yang berkongsi Kepulauan Borneo iaitu Indonesia, Brunei dan Malaysia untuk bekerjasama bagi memacu Ekonomi Hijau atau Green Economy. 

"Malaysia bersedia untuk mengatur perbincangan bagi cadangan ini supaya kita dapat mengukuhkan kerjasama dalam perkara tersebut," kata beliau. 

Turut hadir dalam Majlis Perasmian WIEF ialah Ketua Menteri Sarawak Datuk Abang Johari Tun Openg, Pengerusi Yayasan WIEF Tun Musa Hitam serta pemimpin dari negara-negara yang menghantar delegasi bagi menghadiri WIEF.

('WIEF: PM Najib Mahu Generasi Muda Dilengkapi Kemahiran Aras Tinggi.' – Astro Awani, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

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8. RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA

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Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan (kelima dari kanan) bergambar dengan Pengerusi Forum Ekonomi Islam Dunia (WIEF) Tun Musa Hitam (keempat dari kanan) sempena Majlis Makan Malam Menyambut Ketibaan Delegasi WIEF13 di Kuching malam ini.
Gambar: BERNAMA

KUCHING, November 21, 2017 –

Forum Ekonomi Islam Dunia (WIEF) ke-13 yang berlangsung di bandar raya ini meneruskan tradisi penganjurannya untuk tidak menyentuh isu berkaitan politik dan agama. 

Pengerusi Yayasan WIEF, Tun Musa Hitam, berkata persidangan lebih menumpukan kepada perbincangan perdagangan dan perniagaan, selaras matlamat penubuhan yayasan terbabit. 

"Kita akan meneroka lebih banyak peluang perniagaan dengan memberi tumpuan kepada perkembangan ekonomi digital. 

"Ia selaras dengan dasar kerajaan Sarawak yang memberi tumpuan kepada ekonomi digital untuk membangunkan negeri," katanya. 

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada Majlis Makan Malam Menyambut Ketibaan Delegasi WIEF -13, di sini, malam ini. 

Turut hadir Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan yang mewakili Ketua Menteri, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Abang Openg; Menteri Kewangan II negeri, Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh dan Setiausaha Agung Yayasan WIEF, Tan Sri Mohd Fuzi Abdul Razak. 

Seramai 2,476 delegasi dari 75 negara mengesahkan penyertaan pada WIEF-13 yang berlangsung selama tiga hari hingga Khamis ini. 

Kuching adalah lokasi kedua penganjuran WIEF-13 di luar Kuala Lumpur selepas Johor Bahru. 

Musa berkata, pihaknya bersetuju menganjurkan WIEF di Kuching selepas jemputan daripada Abang Johari, ketika menghadiri WIEF di Jakarta, Indonesia tahun lalu. 

Sementara itu, Abang Johari dalam teks ucapannya yang dibacakan oleh Awang Tengah yang juga Pengerusi Bersama WIEF-13 berkata, Sarawak menghargai kesudian Yayasan WIEF untuk memilih Kuching sebagai lokasi penganjuran persidangan kali ini. 

"Sarawak bertuah menerima peserta serta penceramah antarabangsa untuk berkongsi idea dan pengalaman pada forum ini. 

"Sarawak sedang menghadapi transformasi sosio ekonominya daripada negeri pertanian untuk berubah kepada pembangunan ekonomi baharu termasuk minyak dan gas, pertanian komersial, teknologi tinggi dan sektor perkhidmatan," katanya.

('WIEF Bebas Isu Politik, Agama.' – Berita Harian, November 21, 2017)

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1. WOZNIAK: GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND DIGITAL GROWTH

2. RELATED: MUSLIM COUNTRIES MUST RELENTLESSLY FIGHT TERRORISM: PM

3. RELATED: WIEF 2017 COINCIDES WITH SARAWAK'S GOAL TO DEVELOP ITS DIGITAL ECONOMY

4. RELATED: SARAWAK WOOS GLOBAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH DIGITAL ECONOMY

5. RELATED: US$2.5 BILION NILAI MOU DIMETERAI PADA WIEF

6. RELATED: WIEF: PM NAJIB MAHU GENERASI MUDA DILENGKAPI KEMAHIRAN ARAS TINGGI

7. RELATED: WIEF BEBAS ISU POLITIK, AGAMA

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RELATED: DR MAHATHIR CAN'T GET RID OF ME, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB

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Prime Minister Najib Razak has dismissed his political nemesis, Dr Mahathir Mohamad's chance of ousting him from power in the next general election.
Photo: The Malaysian Insight

PUTRAJAYA (THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT),  November 21, 2017—  

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has dismissed his political nemesis, Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s chance of ousting him from power in the next general election. 

The prime minister, while acknowledging the presence of another former prime minister, Mr Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, in his salutation at the opening of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) in Kuching, said Dr Mahathir will fail in his bid. 

After describing Mr Abdullah, the founder of the forum, as a “very supportive immediate predecessor”, he said “my other predecessor is forcing a disruptive change” in reference to the theme of the forum, “Disruptive change: Impact and challenges”. 

“He won’t succeed,” said Mr Najib. 

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir has teamed up with his former arch political foes in PKR and DAP to form an opposition bloc, Pakatan Harapan, in an attempt to oust Najib and his ruling Barisan Nasional. 

Dr Mahathir, chairman of Bersatu, has teamed up with his former deputy and PKR de facto leader Mr Anwar Ibrahim, whom he jailed on a sodomy charge, and DAP’s Lim Kit Siang. 

They accuse Mr Najib of embezzling billions of ringgit of public funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

('Dr Mahathir Can't Get Rid of Me, Says Malaysian PM Najib.' – Today Online, November 21, 2017)

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The NINE QUESTIONS Blog will return with more facts.

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BREAKING / CORRUPTION WATCHERS: WHAT IS CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN HIDING IN A SPANISH COMPANY REGISTERED IN HER BROTHER'S NAME?

IN another explosive development that is totally embarrassing to Clare Rewcastle Brown and associates, the diligent and vigilant Corruption Watchers (CW) exposes Clare yet again with another revelation about her allegedly corrupt and secret corporate involvement, this time in Spain.

This lady sure gets around...

According to CW, the company is registered under her brother, Patrick Rewcastle - by the name of Hutchings Investment, SL - and it is evident that if true, it very likely means that she has been keeping her involvement in this company very secret in order to hide the traces of her own corruption. 

This explains how adept she has been at attributing corrupt practices to her targets, with yarns spun from cumulated personal experiences, creatively projected upon the victims.

The doer says others are doing what she herself is doing, it seems.

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EXCLUSIVE: WHAT IS CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN HIDING IN A SPANISH COMPANY REGISTERED IN HER BROTHER'S NAME?

After revealing that the investigative journalist, who is against deforestation, is funded by a Swiss Wood industry tycoon, Corruption Watchers is now exposing financial holdings that Mrs. Brown DOES NOT want anyone to know about. – CW

REPORTED BY CORRUPTION WATCHERS

Following Corruption Watchers' latest exclusive revelation regarding financial links between Sarawak Report and the Swiss tycoon Martin Pestalozzi, we have been approached by additional sources with further claims of conflict of interest and corruption allegedly made, by Mrs. Brown. The claims which have yet been fully verified, will not be published. 

Corruption Watchers had recently received information regarding a registered Spanish company that goes by the name of "Hutchings Investments SL", the company is legally registered through public deed at the "Registro Mercantil de Alicante" with an initial capital of €750,000. Hutchings Investments brokers' real estate deals of all kinds (promotion, sale and leasing of rural and urban assets).  

 

Further enquiries made by our source have revealed that Patrick Rewcastle is the owner of the company with 100% of the company shares. A simple background check revealed that Patrick Rewcastle is Mrs. Brown's brother who resides in the vicinity of Benissa. According to Corruption Watchers' source Clare Rewcasle Brown has been visiting Benissa on numerous occasions within the course of the last few months. 

One very suspicious aspect regarding this establishment, was that we could not find any reports that would suggest Hutchings Investments to be a real operational entity - Hutching Investment SL made no financial movements whatsoever or has any available tax reports. However, the company owns a large villa and plot of land located in the rustic side of Benissa, Spain.

Hutchings Investments, SL. Private Limited Company 

Established: 21.11.2014 

Status: Active 

NIF: B54826748

Address: Partida Pedramala 67C 03720 Benissa, Alicante, Spain.

This method is known to be a way of hiding properties through a "strawperson" in order to protect the privacy of 'real' owners, In this case, Mrs. Brown, and her €750,000 she wants to keep under the radar. 

The information we gathered on Hutchings Investments SL also unveiled its business Directors:

Clare Rewcastle Brown is listed under her maiden name, Clare Louise Brown as the director/administrator of Hutchings Investments SL. Patrick Rewcastle on the other hand, is the "socio unico" or Sole proprietor of the company. There are no other individuals connected to the establishment's portfolio other than the two Rewcastle siblings. 

In the past when asked about her source of income (you cannot really make a living by being an independent blogger), Brown made sure to declare that her work is being funded by and relies on "a steady stream of small donations", she claims her trips abroad were funded by NGO grants and failed to mention any side businesses. 

This begs the questions: what does Mrs. Brown has to do with what seems to be a Spanish shell company? What is she hiding in a Spanish Straw company listed over her brother's name? 

Corruption Watchers last articles, revealed Brown had promoted political and commercial agendas in favor of the highest bidder (be it a Swiss billionaire or a wealthy NGO). 

The timing of the companies establishment (November 2014) perfectly matches Mrs. Browns first attempts to create political influence. When we tried to speak to Mrs. Brown in order to get her response on our article – she did not respond. When trying to reach her brother Mr. Patrick Rewcastle in order to get his response, he asked us to speak directly to Mrs. Brown only, for "I have nothing to do with that, and not supposed to be involved in it, you will have to deal with her directly". 

On our previous article covering Mrs. Browns' questionable work ethics, Corruption Watchers has exposed the never-seen-before evidence showing the undisputable connection between the anonymous Swiss billionaire, Martin O. Pestalozzi and Sarawak Report's Editor-in-Chief. 

By continuous unleashing on the deforestation phenomenon taking place in Malaysia, Clare Rewcastle Brown was actually assisting Pestalozzi's business agendas. The publications made by her where she criticizes the Malaysian government over alleged corruption in the wood trade field helped Pestalozzi eliminating competition, leaving NovelTeak (a wood company owned by Pestalozzi) at the top of the teak exporting industry. 

We have also exposed the method Pestalozzi used BVI and Jersey located offshores when he paid Brown with almost half a million euros for her "devoted" services.

We are still examining other recent evidence regarding Mrs. Brown. According to the materials presented to Corruption Watchers editorial board by various worried individuals, some of Sarawak Report's donations money is allegedly being used by Mrs. Brown and her family for their personal welfare (we avoid publishing those assertions before they are fully verified). 

Sadly, Mrs. Brown chose not to reply to Corruption Watchers' investigative article. In case Mrs. Brown will decide to respond we would be more than happy to publish her comments to the evidence mentioned above.

('EXCLUSIVE: What is Clare Rewcastle Brown hiding in a Spanish Company Registered in Her Brother's Name?' – Corruption Watchers, November 15, 2017)

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BREAKING / CAUGHT SPEECHLESS, CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN PUTS AMBIGA ON THE SPOT, LASHES OUT MORE INSIDIOUS CLAIMS AS DEFENCE

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IN an interesting twist, the Editor-in-Chief of Sarawak Report, Clare Rewcastle Brown names former Bar Council President, Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan as her key witness.

She also made more bold claims, which she claims she can corroborate with solid evidence. 

There are several dimensions to this development, one of which is her primary defence of the statement as having been made in good faith, as a matter of public interest. By naming Ambiga as her witness, she intends to prove that the verbal claim made during her conversations with the said witness is sufficient to be published in her capacity as a political commentator.

By citing 'serious harm' as another aspect of her defence, she is also adding to this first dimension a claim that this case is invalid due to the fact that there had been no serious financial loss to the individual.

She is also attempting to extricate herself from this mess by claiming that she never specifically meant the person of MP Abdul Hadi Awang, President of the Islamist PAS Party - former member of Pakatan Rakyat the former incarnation of the political coalition proclaimed by Clare as her choice for the Malaysian rakyat.

Thus, there remains a possibility that she may get away with the 'public interest' defence, as subsection 4 of article 4 of the act in reference - the Defamation Act of 2013 - provides that, "In determining whether it was reasonable for the defendant to believe that publishing the statement complained of was in the public interest, the court must make such allowance for editorial judgement as it considers appropriate".

In other words, the presiding Judge will consider and allow for a degree of "editorial judgment as it considers appropriate". 

This very appropriateness is key in her defence, and she needs to prove that she is not a malicious party with objectives other than merely being a "political commentator".

One way that this can be determined is to see whether the claims that Clare Rewcastle Brown had recently entered as her counter defence can actually be proven beyond any reasonable doubt - with the proper documentation. 

These claims include that RM200 million had made it into the bank account of a PAS Deputy President Nasharudin Mat Isa, and that some of these monies had also contributed to enabling some PAS members in "acquiring new cars, new properties, and new wives", and that the documentation that she had entered would suffice to prove her case.

If she can unequivocally prove this, then the day may go to her, but if she cannot provide sufficient or even any unadulterated 'evidence' to support her case, then she certainly runs the risk of proving her malicious intent in making purposefully inaccurate and false claims based on hearsay, in order to influence the political course of a Sovereign nation.

In court, it is no longer "a matter of public interest", but rather a matter of provable claims - and Clare is risking being caught trying to use the court to play her own brand of propaganda politics by making a mirror image claim against her adversary while she is actually doing it herself.

Against the backdrop of her previously failed attempt at throwing accusations against the Malaysian Judiciary, we await with mouth agape at the boldness of her claim and await the myriad interesting ways she will come up with either to absolve herself, or dig her own grave ever deeper. 

By naming Ambiga, she is confirming that she is in collusion with a figure that had long been associated with her work on a Malaysian 'regime change', and had also admitted to receiving a large sum of money from the Soros-founded Open Society Foundation.

To the claim that she never mentioned Abdul Hadi by name, but only made references as to monies that had "entered the accounts of top PAS leaders", Abdul Hadi may win this argument due to his capacity as the President of PAS, and thus reputationally has the most to lose due to the perception that he would have had the control in doling out such a huge amount of alleged bribe. All RM90 million of them. 

As for the "serious harm" defence, the law specifically spelt out that, "A statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant," which is to say that reputation loss is at the centre of what the Judge would consider in this case, however, as stressed in part 2 of this definition, that "harm to the reputation of a body that trades for profit is not 'serious harm' unless it has caused or is likely to cause the body serious financial loss," meaning to say that 'serious harm' in this case is dependent on the currency that is gained in the reputation. 

In other words, for a business, their currency is money, and thus financial loss is required to to constitute 'serious harm', but for a politician, the currency would be the loss of support.

The emphasis on the phrase "is likely" is worth noting, because an actual loss in the number of support is not expected to be necessary, merely the possibility of it happening should suffice.

As a coup de grâce, Clare is attempting to compel Abdul Hadi Awang into entering his defence following her 'bombshell' of a counter-claim. It remains to be seen if the Judge would allow such a defence as being sufficient to compel the claimant to provide said defence.

This particular defence includes a claim that commentators such as Malaysia Today and blogger Raggy Jessy/The Third Force (RJ/TTF) are propaganda machines under instructions both by PM Najib and Abdul Hadi himself, setup in order to influence the court's decisions.

In her world, everyone who disagrees with her, or knows that she is up to no good would be branded a propagandist, and not herself. 

It is her bogus Sarawak Report - ipso facto - that is nothing but propaganda, not the other way around, precisely to present to the Judge that she is the victim instead of the victimiser. 

We hope that the presiding Judge would be wise enough to discern this fact, and that Abdul Hadi is able to stress this point as well.

And that is pretty much the crux of the matter: that a Judge, especially in the age of electronic media, would be trained not to be affected by the possibility of external media influence, and that she firstly needs to prove as to how she arrived at the conclusion that PM Najib and Abdul Hadi had their hands in controlling what MT and RJ/TTF publish instead of being mere political commentators themselves, however offensive their language or writings seem to her own warped out sense of what's right and what's wrong, before compelling that Abdul Hadi prove his innocence.

That is the long and short of what we can surmise thus far. An interesting development, certainly. 

Now, we await the courtroom action unless something new comes up - as things usually do in cases such as these.

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2. RELATED: SARAWAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE OF INFORMATION, SAYS REPORT

3. RELATED: CLARE: HADI, NAJIB COLLUDING TO EXPLOIT LONDON CASE PROCEEDING

4. RELATED: HADI WILL HAVE TO FILE DEFENCE TO CLARE'S CLAIM, SAYS LAWYER

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'RM90M FOR PAS': S'WAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE

REPORTED BY MALAYSIAKINI

Clare (left) and Ambiga, who is named as the former's source.
Photo: Malaysiakini

Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has named former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan as part of her defence with regard to a defamation suit filed against her by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang. 

Rewcastle-Brown claimed she had spoken to Ambiga in July 2016 on matters related to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, 1MDB and PAS [continues in subscription].

(''RM90m for PAS': S'wak Report Editor Names Ambiga as Source.' – Malaysiakini, October 30, 2017)

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1. 'RM90M FOR PAS': S'WAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE

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3. RELATED: CLARE: HADI, NAJIB COLLUDING TO EXPLOIT LONDON CASE PROCEEDING

4. RELATED: HADI WILL HAVE TO FILE DEFENCE TO CLARE'S CLAIM, SAYS LAWYER

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RELATED: SARAWAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE OF INFORMATION, SAYS REPORT

REPORTED BY THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT

Clare at a Bersih Rally in London, clearly campaigning for the Opposition party using a civil rights event as a cover. The Bersih movement admitted to having received money from George Soros' Open Society Foundation to exact 'regime change' in Malaysia.
Photo: The Malaysian Insight

SARAWAK Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown has named former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan as a source of information for alleging that top leaders in PAS had received money from Prime Minister Najib Razak, Malaysiakini reported today.

According to the report, Rewcastle-Brown said she spoke to the former Bersih chairman in July 2016 regarding Najib, 1MDB and PAS.

"Ambiga had told the defendant that her sources, whom she said were reliable, had estimated the amount that had been paid was around RM90 million," said Rewcastle-Brown in her court filing dated October 11.

The court documents were filed in relation to PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's defamation suit against Rewcastle-Brown in April this year.

Hadi claimed that he had been defamed in a Sarawak Report article entitled "As Najib denies all over 1MDB let's not forget his many other criminal connections" that was published on August 6, 2016.

The article suggested that money was in exchange for PAS support for Barisan Nasional.

Rewcastle-Brown said she published parts of her conversation with Ambiga in good faith as a political commentary on a matter of public interest, the report said.

The Sarawak Report editor said her statements were not directed at Hadi and any other individuals personally.

The filing also told the court Najib allegedly transferred more than RM200 million to former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa since 2014, to fund a particular PAS faction.

Rewcastle-Brown said former party leader and other top PAS officials had bought cars, properties or took new wives. She provided a long list of luxury vehicles bought by them.

('Sarawak Report Editor Names Ambigs as Source of Information, Says Report.' – The Malaysian Insight, October 30, 2017)

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1. '90M FOR PAS': S'WAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE

2. RELATED: SARAWAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE OF INFORMATION, SAYS REPORT

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4. RELATED: HADI WILL HAVE TO FILE DEFENCE TO CLARE'S CLAIM, SAYS LAWYER

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RELATED: CLARE: HADI, NAJIB COLLUDING TO EXPLOIT LONDON CASE PROCEEDING

REPORTED BY FREE MALAYSIA TODAY

Abdul Hadi Awang (right) is accused to collude with PM Najib to use Malaysia Today and The Third Force as an attempt to influence court decision.
Photo: FMT

PETALING JAYA, OCTOBER 30, 2017 – 

Clare Rewcastle Brown claims PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has colluded with Najib Razak or his agents to exploit the London court proceedings as part of their propaganda effort to exonerate the prime minister. 

In her counter-claim in response to Hadi’s defamation suit, the whistleblower website editor said they want to discredit her and Sarawak Report in its justified campaign that Najib be removed from office and be brought to justice for his alleged corrupt and criminal conduct. 

In court papers sighted by FMT, Clare said Hadi, whether by himself or his agents, had been party to the publication of a series of articles, viciously or racially abusing, defaming and harassing her on the Third Force and Malaysia Today websites. 

In a counter-claim filed on October 11, she said these publications amounted to harassment and she wanted the court to award her damages for severe stress, anxiety and distress caused to her and an injunction restraining Hadi from further harassment. 

Lawyer SN Nair had said Clare would stand to obtain costs and damages if the court dismissed Hadi’s suit and allowed the counter-claim. 

Hadi filed his suit at the London High Court in April following an article she wrote on Aug 6 last year. 

Sarawak Report ran an eight-paragraph article in which it claimed RM90 million was “reckoned” to have entered the accounts of top PAS leaders to woo them into supporting Umno and Barisan Nasional. 

Clare, in her defence to Hadi’s suit, said the PAS leader was not named or identified as being the object on any statement in the article. 

She said allowing Hadi’s cause of action as the person referred to in the article would be disproportionate, unnecessary and unjustified interference and inhibition of her and the public right to freedom of expression, especially in the discussion of political matters. 

Clare said Section 1 of the Defamation Act 2013 required that it be proved that the publication of the statement complained of had caused serious harm to Hadi’s reputation. 

She denies that such harm had been caused to Hadi. 

Clare said Hadi filed the claim not to protect his image but for the illegitimate purpose of protecting the reputation and advancing the political purpose of PAS and his political ally, Najib. 

She said the statements in the article were a matter of public interest, namely on corrupt and criminal history and activity, conduct and influence of the government, the political and judicial process in Malaysia and whether Najib was fit to hold public office. 

Clare said she would prove that Hadi knowingly allowed PAS to be compromised and corrupted and the democratic process to be undermined by senior party personnel. 

She said these officials accepted and personally benefited from enormous secret payments from Najib to undermine and withdraw the party from the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition. 

She said Hadi ‘s claim for damages and any injunction should also be dismissed.

('Clare: Hadi, Najib Colluding to Exploit London Case Proceeding.' – Free Malaysia Today, October 30, 2017)

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1. '90M FOR PAS': S'WAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE

2. RELATED: SARAWAK REPORT EDITOR NAMES AMBIGA AS SOURCE OF INFORMATION, SAYS REPORT

3. RELATED: CLARE: HADI, NAJIB COLLUDING TO EXPLOIT LONDON CASE PROCEEDING

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RELATED: HADI WILL HAVE TO FILE DEFENCE TO CLARE'S CLAIM, SAYS LAWYER

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Lawyer SN Nair claims that Hadi now needs to enter his defence against Clare's as yet unsubstantiated counter claim.
Photo: Free Malaysia Today

PETALING JAYA, OCTOBER 30, 2017 – 

Abdul Hadi Awang has to file his defence to absolve the prime minister of accusations in response to Clare Rewcastle Brown’s claims that the PAS president has conspired with Najib Razak or his agents to exploit a court case in London, a lawyer said. 

SN Nair said this must be done within a stipulated time as provided under the English court rules. 

“Failure to do this will amount to Clare obtaining a judgement in her favour,” the lawyer told FMT. 

Nair said he believed Hadi’s lawyers in London would rebut the counter-claim due to the serious allegations made. 

He said this in response to the Sarawak Report editor who filed the counter-claim and defence to Hadi’s defamation suit filed in April. 

In her counter-claim, the whistleblower website editor said they want to discredit her and Sarawak Report in its “justified campaign” that Najib be removed from office and be brought to justice for his alleged corrupt and criminal conduct. 

In court papers sighted by FMT, Clare said Hadi, whether by himself or his agents, had been party to the publication of a series of articles, viciously or racially abusing, defaming and harassing her on the Third Force and Malaysia Today websites. 

[Clare can sue these parties and prove in court that they are actually doing all these things to her, and if she has a strong case, she should sue to prove this claim first before expecting the court to simply accept it as fact, just on her say so. The quality of her 'evidence' is yet to be evaluated, but judging by what had transpired regarding her claims against the Malaysian judiciary being also in collusion with PM Najib and Abdul Hadi, we feel that this claim may go the same way as well. This is of course, up to the Judge to consider.]

In the counter-claim filed on October 11, she said these publications amounted to harassment. 

In it, she has implicated Najib in the financial scandal of state investor 1MDB, the Scorpene submarine deal and the murder of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, the prosecution of Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy, endemic corruption and money politics in the 2013 general election. 

Clare has also listed out at least 10 senior PAS officials from the ulama group who have been beneficiaries of money sourced from 1MDB. 

Hadi filed his suit at the London High Court following an article she wrote on August 6 last year. 

Sarawak Report ran an eight-paragraph article in which it claimed RM90 million was “reckoned” to have entered the accounts of top PAS leaders to woo them into supporting Umno and Barisan Nasional. 

Clare, in her defence to Hadi’s suit, said the PAS leader was not named or identified in any statement in the article. 

She said Hadi’s suit was an infringement of her right and the public’s right to freedom of expression, especially in the discussion of political matters. 

Clare said Hadi filed the claim not to protect his image but for the illegitimate purpose of protecting the reputation and advancing the political purpose of PAS and his political ally, Najib. 

She said the statements in the article were a matter of public interest. 

Nair said Hadi and Clare could also opt to strike out each other’s claim after their defence had been filed. 

“But it must be filed before the trial commences,” he said, adding that it would interesting to see which personalities would give evidence.

('Hadi Will Have to File Defence to Clare's Claim, Says Lawyer.' – Free Malaysia Today, October 30, 2017)

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