<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has appointed Datuk Seri Ahmad Johan Mohammad Raslan as the non-executive chairman of its Audit Oversight Board (AOB), effective Jan 5, for a two-year term.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a statement Tuesday, the SC said Johan was made chairman after being a non-executive board member of the AOB since December 2020.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He succeeds Tan Sri Abu Samah Nordin, who completed his two-year term on Jan 4, 2026.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Johan brings extensive leadership experience in both corporate and public sectors, with expertise in audit, governance, and financial oversight.&nbsp;</p></div>

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<div class="thumb-cap">Datuk Seri Ahmad Johan Mohammad Raslan</div>
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He was executive chairman of PwC Malaysia (2004–2012) and has held key roles such as chairman of the Financial Reporting Foundation and member of Bank Negara Malaysia’s Financial Stability Executive Committee.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>A recognised authority in corporate governance, he helped launch Malaysia’s first Code on Corporate Governance in 2000 and contributed to later updates.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/5288" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">SIMEPROP</a>) and YTL Digital Bank Bhd, and is on the board of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia.</p></div>


KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has appointed Datuk Seri Ahmad Johan Mohammad Raslan as the non-executive chairman of its Audit Oversight Board (AOB), effective Jan 5, for a two-year term.

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<p>We, the members of G25, are once again deeply shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Pardons Board to grant a further conditional pardon to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest. This follows the Pardons Board’s decision in 2024 to halve his 12-year prison sentence to six years and reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, an astounding 76% reduction.</p>


<p>Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he is still looking for ways to pay the fine previously imposed to meet the terms of his conditional pardon.</p>


<p>Chinese DRAM chipmaker CXMT said on Sunday its fifth-generation technology platform had entered mass production, a claimed breakthrough that could help China build a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology in the global market for memory chips.</p>


<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will meet DAP secretary general Anthony Loke soon to hear his views before deciding on the latter's offer to resign as transport minister.</p>


<p>Executives at Jefferies Financial Group Inc were sounding increasingly irate.</p>


<p>Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denied allegations that he paved the way for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's pardon, stressing instead that every prisoner has the right to apply for a pardon to be considered by the Pardons Board.</p>


<p>Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians voted on the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for the war in Ukraine.</p>


<p>The initial report regarding the management and loss issues of the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) is expected to be announced next week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.</p>
