Jho Low

SINGAPORE (Feb 6): Singapore has reportedly seized a US$35 million ($50 million) private jet belonging to 1MDB mastermind Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low.

(Jan 9): Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, was “orchestrating the transactions” at four accounts at Falcon Private Bank in Singapore, although the beneficial owner was one Eric Tan Kim Loong, Singapore prosecutors said last week.

NEW YORK (Dec 12): A US federal judge rejected on Monday a move by family members of Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho to claim assets seized by the US government in its probe into the scandal-tainted 1MDB fund.

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Accused ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei told the court on Wednesday morning that he had played badminton with his clients Jho Low and Eric Tan Kim Loong in early 2015.

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei on Friday refuted claims that he worked for 1MDB mastermind Low Taek Jho, calling it a “misunderstanding” and “assumption” on the part of Kevin Swampillai, his former boss at BSI.

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): Yeo Jiawei, the former BSI wealth planner charged in relation to the 1MDB affair, left the Swiss private bank to work for the bank’s client Low Taek Jho, according to Yeo’s former boss at BSI, Kevin Swampillai, in his testimony in c

SINGAPORE (Oct 28): Trial of former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei, connected to the 1MDB scandal, will begin next Monday on Oct 31.

SINGAPORE (Oct 12): The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Tuesday landed a devastating one-two punch on Falcon Private Bank for breaches related to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): Leonardo DiCaprio has abruptly dropped out of hosting a US$33,400-per-guest ($45,200-per-guest) fundraiser lunch for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at his Hollywood Hills home – just days before the event scheduled o

(July 28): On 22 June 2015, Xavier Justo, a 48-year-old retired Swiss banker, walked towards the front door of his brand new boutique hotel on Koh Samui, a tropical Thai island. He had spent the past three years building the luxurious white-stone complex