Students rally for arrest of “Malaysia Official 1” in 1MDB case
Student protesters marched in Kuala Lumpur on August 27 and called for the arrest of an unnamed high-ranking government official dubbed “Malaysian Official 1” by US investigators who say that this...
View ArticleActor DiCaprio feels the heat of 1MDB scandal
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, starring in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” a movie believed to have been indirectly financed by funds misappropriated from Malaysia’s state-owned investment firm...
View ArticleMalaysia prime minister named as key figure in 1MDB scandal
Senior Malaysian government minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan confirmed in a TV interview with BBC that the mysterious unnamed “Malaysian Official 1” linked by US investigators to the corruption scandal...
View ArticleNo UNESCO award for Malaysia PM’s wife amid confusion
The United Nations, through its UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), will not hand over a “Lead by Example” award that was reportedly planned to be received by Rosmah Mansor,...
View ArticleSwiss investigators call 1MDB scandal Ponzi scheme – $800mn missing
Swiss authorities, investigating the involvement of Swiss banks in the alleged embezzlement and graft scandal surrounding Malaysia’s state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), are...
View ArticleWhat did Mugabe do in Malaysia?
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on a surprise visit to Malaysia has reportedly met and held talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Putrajaya on October 7. It is understood that 92-year...
View ArticleDiCaprio says he’s ready to pay back 1MDB money if found fishy
“Hollywood Actor 1” Leonardo DiCaprio said he will work with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) after he found himself in a tight corner in a corruption investigation into Malaysia’s sovereign wealth...
View ArticleMassive protests against Malaysia PM despite arrests, rally ban
Tens of thousands of protesters, unimpressed by the arrests of opposition leaders, marched in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur on November 19, demanding that scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak step...
View ArticleMalaysia is on track to achieve developed status – Najib
Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak declared in his blog today that Malaysia is on schedule to achieving a developed nation status and on target to become a high-income nation. The Prime...
View ArticlePM Najib promises Malaysians “bright year ahead”
Malaysians can look forward to a brighter year as the country witnessed impressive growth that Europe and North America “could only dream of,” Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said in his New Year...
View ArticleMalaysian taxpayers shoulder bill for lavish 1MDB parties
Embezzled money from scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has apparently been used to fund celebrity parties, papers presented by the Singapore Commercial Affairs Department...
View ArticleMalaysian taxpayers paid over $1.7 billion for 1MDB debt so far
Malaysia’s finance ministry has used a total of 6.98 billion ringgit ($1.76 billion) in tax money since April 2017 to pay back accumulated debt of state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the...
View ArticleMalaysia set to scrap showcase infrastructure projects
The new Malaysian government under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is looking for ways to get out of obligations to pay for multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects initiated during the term of...
View ArticleNew multi-billion scandal of former Malaysian government exposed
Malaysia’s new finance minister Lim Guan Eng on June 5 said he will report to the anti-graft agency upfront payments of 9.4 billion ringgit ($2.36 billion) the previous administration made to a Chinese...
View Article1MDB-linked land deal brings Malaysia’s central bank governor down
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accepted on June 6 the resignation of the country’s central bank governor Muhammad Ibrahim which the latter offered on the previous day, reportedly in...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-PM faces charges for playing ‘central role” in 1MDB scandal
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak will likely be facing multiple charges including for alleged embezzlement and bribery with government money following a probe into suspicions that he was...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur’s new financial district “can be profitable”: Ex-PM Najib
Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) City, the new financial district in Kuala Lumpur launched by the government of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, will be completed using fresh government funds of...
View ArticleThe deep fall of a leader: Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib detained
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on July 3 at his home in Kuala Lumpur and graft charges would be brought in against on the following day,...
View ArticleIndonesia hands over 1MDB-linked luxury yacht amid ongoing investigations
Indonesia has returned to Malaysia the luxury yacht “Equanimity” linked to the multi-billion dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial scandal, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-PM Najib faces 125 years jail time if found guilty on all 1MDB...
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak could be jailed up to 125 years and fined a total of 210 million ringgit ($51.6 million) if found guilty of corruption, money laundering and other cases in...
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