SHAH ALAM, July 16 — PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today suggested that Tun Daim Zainuddin will face "sleepless nights" if the former becomes prime minister, warning that he will never stop uncovering alleged scandals involving the latter.
Anwar pointed to Daim being named in the leaked Pandora Papers, but insisted there is nothing personal between the two despite the latter's criticism against him and call for him to retire from politics.
"He, as the last person who wanted to see me as the prime minister, would have sleepless nights. I assure nothing is personal, although I had assumed the finance minister post after him.
"When I brought up the issue of the Pandora Papers where they squandered billions of dollars and he was named in it, he didn’t answer. I took up the issue not because of Daim but because he had to reply," he told a press conference here.
In a veiled reference to Daim, Anwar also said that those who allegedly benefited from corruption should not preach about the issue and good governance and corruption.
"People who have squandered and benefited from 1MDB and other scandals, treated Malaysians as fools, you have squandered the money you have to pay back. You cannot go around the country saying you want good governance and no corruption but benefited from deceit,” he said.
In an interview with the media last week, Daim had named Anwar as one of the leaders who should retire and give the opportunity to younger leaders.
Daim also claimed that Anwar had blocked Rafizi Ramli from going up PKR's hierarchy, blaming him for Rafizi's previous loss for the post of party deputy president to Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
In October last year, the so-called Pandora Papers — documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on tax havens preferred by the rich and powerful — had listed Daim among those implicated.
According to the documents, the companies and trusts held by Daim's children, wife or known business associates jointly were worth at least £25 million (about RM141 million).
Anwar has called for the papers to be investigated and had asked for the matter to be debated in Parliament, although it was rejected
Other than Daim, other Malaysians linked in the Pandora Papers were Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Azfrul Abdul Aziz, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, former deputy finance minister Yamani Hafez Musa and the family of fugitive businessman and central 1MDB figure Low Taek Jho.
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YEAAAA they all unite against HIM everyone is too afraid of him esp THAT OLD CULT master OF destroying MALAYSIA
2022-07-17 15:38
The only time Anwar had sleepless nights was with Assmin the Ass Assassin - keeping him up all night!
2022-07-18 01:52
the malaysians should give him a undivided chance for him to prove his theory. we have lost a lot from the old foxes of thieves anyway.
2022-07-18 08:58
At that time, the PM appointed a finance minister that was not elected through the parliamentary process but merely by an appointment which is rare in the world even until today.
2022-07-18 13:05
anwar seeks IMF help
daim the malay warrior defected and killed all the curency attackers
malaysia is saved come back stronger than ever
2022-07-18 13:11
Malaysia is saddled with a huge national debt unnecessarily.
The monthly repayment of these many debts denominated in foreign currencies will burden the Ringgit for a long time to come. As you have to supply more Ringgit gradually to be converted to USD (for example) owing to the depreciative of our currency, the value of Ringgit will suffer further expectedly. Unless, the people/country, by definition of the GDP, becoming more productive so the country can reduce the debts to strengthen the Ringgit.
2022-07-18 13:33
The banks in the US are increasing the lending rates owing to the inflation in their economy.
Naturally, the funds which came out earlier from US will be lured to return either to reduce the borrowing cost or as maintaining the value of the USD, will cause a higher demand of the USD comparatively. Therefore the exchange rate for the USD against another currency will be increased not because the US economy has improved. The other economies will be dampen as the USD will be demanded in their respective markets because the local funds will be sold to be converted to USD for the onward return to the US shore.
2022-07-18 13:51
ks55
That is the reason why Anwar cannot be the PM of Malaysia.
2022-07-17 15:30