1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)

SINGAPORE (May 6): “What’s wrong with a female emperor, I wonder? Those practices need to change in the modern era.” — Yukiko Minegishi, who works with a uniform maker in Tokyo.

(May 5): Singaporean authorities are preparing to return about $35 million surrendered by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng and his family in connection with the 1MDB scandal to Malaysia, according to people familiar with the matter.

(May 2): Malaysia’s stock market and currency are set for a rebound from their slump following the elections almost a year ago, said Nazir Razak, former chairman of Malaysia’s second-largest bank.

SINGAPORE (Apr 22): Witnesses in the trial of Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak have started to help piece together the money trail from SRC International that allegedly led to his personal accounts in a local bank.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is a demonstration that everyone is equal before the law, said Attorney General Tommy Thomas in his opening statement.

SINGAPORE (April 3): Equanimity, the multi-million dollar superyacht that once belonged to the alleged mastermind of Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), has been sold for a “very satisfactory sale price” of US$126 million ($170.6 million

(Apr 3): The first of many trials for Malaysia’s former premier Najib Razak will serve as a key test of the nation’s readiness to get to the bottom of the 1MDB scandal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 1): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has slapped Datuk Seri Najib Razak with an extra tax bill of around RM1.5 billion ($498 million) for 2011-2017.

(Mar 24): Malaysian authorities have seized a mansion believed to belong to the family of Low Taek Jho in connection to investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the New Straits Times reported.

SINGAPORE (Mar 20): In the 18 months to Dec 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) secured one criminal conviction, issued 19 prohibition orders and imposed fines totalling $16.8 million.