400: Daily Dose @ 5: Ex-navy chief claims trial to three CBT charges in LCS scandal, China survey ship docks in Sri Lanka

AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, August 16, 2022,  former navy chief Tan Sri Ahmad Ramli Mohd Nor pleaded not guilty at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court earlier today,  to three charges of criminal breach of trust over the littoral combat ship scandal. Ahmad Ramli is accused of fraudulently approving payments worth RM21.08 mil to three firms in his capacity without the company’s board agreement. Also, a Chinese research ship has docked in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port despite Indian concerns. The