Malaysia Applies to Join BRICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On July 28, Malaysia's prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that his country has applied for BRICS membership.

 

In a Facebook post, Anwar said he discussed the country's application with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) who was on a two-day visit here. [Note: Russia holds the chairship of BRICS this year].

 

Membership of BRICS will allow the country to tap into new markets, increase trade and investment opportunities and enhance its global standing, said analysts.

 

I reckon joining BRICS, the largest and most influential geopolitical grouping, is certainly the right thing for Malaysia to do as the global landscape changes.

 

The Malaysian government have agreed to reopen the investigation into the 2009 death of Teoh Beng Hock. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right), announced the decision Thursday and assured that the new probe would be conducted transparently and fairly without interference. 

 

He added this decision had considered the Court of Appeal's views on the case on September 05, 2014.

 

The above was made following his meeting yesterday with the family of the late Teoh Beng Hock – his parents, Teng Shuw Hoi and Teoh Leong Hwee, as well as his son, Teoh Er Jia, and his sister, Teoh Lee Lan – in Putrajaya. Anwar informed them that he has been following Teoh's case closely for a long time and understood the sorrow and suffering of the family, who has long fought for justice for him.

 

The family’s lawyer, Ramkarpal Singh, said he and digital minister Gobind Singh Deo were also present at the meeting.

 

In 2009, Beng Hock, an aide to then Selangor executive council member Ean Yong Hian Wah, was found dead on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam, hours after he had arrived for questioning on the 14th floor, which housed the Selangor MACC headquarters. 

 

A coroner’s inquest in 2011 delivered an open verdict. His family subsequently filed an appeal against the findings. 

 

Three years later, the Court of Appeal set aside the open verdict and ruled that Beng Hock’s death was caused by multiple injuries as a result of unlawful acts by unknown persons.

 

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