1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)

1MDB Watch

RM1.3 bil for poor Malaysians diverted to rich Arabs

(Oct 26): Some RM1.3 billion ($430.5 million) in the Federal Consolidated Fund which was to be used as “subsidy and cash assistance” for Malaysians was among the government funds that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and ex-Treasury secret

1MDB Watch

Najib, Irwan plead not guilty to 6 criminal breach of trust charges; bail set at RM1 mil each

SINGAPORE (Oct 25): Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak is back in court again for 1MDB-linked charges. This time however, he will be charged alongside former treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah.

1MDB Watch

Najib, Serigar to be charged in relation to 1MDB debt payments to IPIC

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 23): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Siregar Abdullah are expected to be charged in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) debt payments to Internatio

Malaysia

What new taxes will Malaysia unveil in next year's budget? Investors brace for the worst

(Oct 17): Malaysia is keeping investors guessing as to what new taxes will be unveiled in next year’s budget. For now, the market is bracing for the worst: capital gains and consumption taxes.

1MDB Watch

Kevin Scully allowed to hold shares of former NRA Capital after MAS appeal

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): Kevin Scully, the founder and former CEO of NRA Capital which has been renamed Tayrona Financial, is allowed to remain a shareholder of the financial advisory firm, the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced on Wednesday.

1MDB Watch

Rosmah pleads not guilty to 17 charges of money laundering, tax evasion; bail set at RM2 mil

SINGAPORE (Oct 4): Rosmash Mansor on Thursday pleaded not guilty to 17 counts of money laundering and tax-evasion offences at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.

1MDB Watch

Rosmah to face money laundering charges in court

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested Rosmah Mansor, wife to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak.

1MDB Watch

Najib’s wife Rosmah goes for second round questioning by MACC

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 26): Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, arrived on Wednesday at the country’s anti-graft agency for a second round of questioning over a corruption probe at state fund 1MDB.

Commentary

1MDB's vocal critic is an unwarranted casualty of its fallout

(Sept 25): Datuk Seri Nazir Razak was an early and vocal critic of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and the opaque manner it was managed.

Malaysia

CIMB chairman Nazir, Malaysia ex-PM's brother, to resign

(Sept 25): Nazir Razak, the brother of Malaysia’s former prime minister, has decided to step down as chairman of the country’s second-largest bank by the end of this year.
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