Malaysia’s ex-PM detained over mysterious $628-million transfer
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was arrested on September 19 over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) ended up in his personal...
View ArticleNajib could spend rest of his life in jail if found guilty – Rosmah next to...
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty on September 20 to no less than 21 counts of money laundering and four counts of abuse of power, the highest number of charges brought...
View Article“Malaysia’s Imelda” likely to be charged for money laundering
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak who is embroiled in the multi-billion fraud scandal surrounding state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), has been called to...
View ArticleMalaysia Ex-PM’s wife Rosmah arrested, to be charged with money laundering
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak, has been detained on October 3 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a press statement, she was arrested...
View ArticleMore charges against Malaysia’s former first lady
Malaysia will file additional charges against Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, the anti-graft agency said on November 14, as authorities step up corruption investigations...
View ArticleMalaysia insists Goldman Sachs pays back $7.5 billion in 1MDB case
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says his government insists on reclaiming $7.5 billion from US financial firm Goldman Sachs in reparations over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal,...
View ArticleMurdered Mongolian’s family seeks justice from Malaysia as lawsuit finally...
The family of a Mongolian woman whose killing was allegedly linked to Malaysia’s toppled leader is hoping for justice in a civil lawsuit that started this week, their lawyers said on January 25....
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-PM hit with more charges in 1MDB scandal – trial begins on Feb. 12
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with three more counts of money laundering amounting to $11.6 million. He pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to him before...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-PM not amused about huge tax bill
Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak disputed a hefty new tax bill shortly before the start of his first trial related to corruption charges involving state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd . It came in...
View ArticleMalaysia’s eastern railway project back on track
Malaysia will resume work on the multi-billion dollar East Coast Rail Link after negotiations with the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) and Beijing brought the cost down by a third. The...
View ArticleFormula 1 could start all over in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on April 18 said the government intends to bring back the Formula One race due to the interest it has generated in the automotive industry among Malaysians as...
View ArticleSingapore, US to return $226 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia
The Malaysian government will be returned a total of around 936 million ringgit ($226 million) in misappropriated funds from scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), according to...
View ArticleGraft trial of Malaysia’s ex-PM to begin in August
A trial of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak on charges of corruption and money laundering involving state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) will begin on August 19, local media...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-PM ordered Mongolian model’s murder, former bodyguard claims
A Malaysian police officer and ex-bodyguard on death row for the 2006 slaying of a Mongolian model has accused Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak of ordering him to kill the woman, according...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-leader Najib Razak awaits verdict in first 1MDB trial
A Malaysian court is expected to hand down its verdict in former prime minister Najib Razak’s first corruption trial on July 28, nearly 16 months after investigations began into his role in the...
View ArticleFormer Malaysian PM gets 12 years jail, $50-million fine in 1MDB trial
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in a verdict on July 28 has been found guilty on all seven charges in the first trial on the multi-billion dollar financial scandal surrounding state fund...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-premier Najib Razak receives bankruptcy notice from taxman
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak said he has received a bankruptcy notice from tax authorities for failing to pay a tax bill of 1.74 billion ringgit ($421 million), Bloomberg News reported....
View ArticleMalaysia sues large global banks, ex-PM to recover billions from 1MDB debacle
Malaysia is suing units of Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and private bank Coutts and a number of individuals including the country’s former prime minister Najib Razak to recover some more parts of losses...
View ArticleThe race is on for Malaysia’s new prime minister, and Najib Razak is seen as...
Malaysia could get a new prime minister as early as this week after the abrupt resignation of incumbent Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on August 16, with 220 members of parliament seeking to find...
View ArticleMalaysia’s ex-premier Najib to get economic advisory role in government
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak who has been entangled in the corruption scandal surrounding state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has been offered a role to advise the...
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