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Malaysia to charge ex-PM Najib's lawyer for money laundering in 1MDB-linked case
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): The lawyer representing Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak in his corruption case will be charged in relation to 1MDB.
September 13, 2018
1MDB Watch
Singapore orders return of $15.3 mil in 1MDB-linked funds to Malaysia
SINGAPORE (Sept 10): Singapore ordered millions of dollars misappropriated from the beleaguered 1MDB to be returned to Malaysia, the first time the city-state has repatriated assets to its neighbour following a globe-spanning probe.
September 10, 2018
1MDB Watch
Fugitive Larry Low pares stake in Frencken Group
SINGAPORE (Sept 3): Larry Low Hock Peng, wanted by Malaysian authorities on a charge of money-laundering, has ceased to be a substantial shareholder in Singapore-listed Frencken Group, a company of which he was the founding chairman. Larry is the father
August 31, 2018
Malaysia
Jho Low's father pares deemed stake in Frencken; no longer substantial shareholder
SINGAPORE (Aug 30): Larry Low Hock Peng, the father of Jho Low, has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of Frencken Group.
August 30, 2018
Malaysia
Jho Low hires Trump's go-to law firm for legal defence
(Aug 30): A Malaysian financier accused of looting billions from investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad, or 1MDB, has hired several politically connected lawyers in the US to defend his interests in a sprawling Justice Department investigation.
August 30, 2018
1MDB Watch
1MDB-linked banker disappears from US website
(Aug 29): A former Goldman Sachs Group banker embroiled in the multibillion dollar 1MDB scandal has quietly vanished from the website of his last-known employer, a US-based energy drinks company backed by Hong Kong’s richest man.
August 29, 2018
1MDB Watch
Malaysia seeks Jho Low's arrest after money laundering charges
(Aug 24): Malaysia charged fugitive financier Low Taek Jho with money laundering and said it’s seeking Interpol’s help to locate and arrest him, tightening the net around a central figure behind the alleged embezzlement of funds from state investment
August 24, 2018
1MDB Watch
Jho Low defiant despite criminal charges, refuses to submit to jurisdiction where presumed guilty
SINGAPORE (Aug 24): Jho Taek Low (Jho Low), the alleged mastermind behind Malaysia’s scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is defiant despite criminal charges being filed against him earlier today.
August 24, 2018
1MDB Watch
Malaysia files criminal charges against Jho Low in absentia
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Malaysian police today filed the first set of criminal charges against Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and his father over money allegedly stolen from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
August 24, 2018
Malaysia
Excess $5.4 bil in excess taxes not refunded: Lim Guan Eng
SINGAPORE (Aug 23): Malaysia’s Finance Ministry yesterday said that the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government did not refund RM16.05 billion ($5.35 billion) in excess income tax and real property gains tax (RPGT) paid by taxpayers as of May 31, 2018
August 23, 2018