Low Taek Jho (Jho Low)

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 3): The US Justice Department has asked a court to lift a stay on civil proceedings linked to a Malaysian fund at the center of its biggest ever“kleptocracy” probe, so that a settlement can be reached with producers of the movie ‘T

SINGAPORE (Mar 2): Low Taek Jho is said to have been in multimillion-dollar negotiations with Elliott Broidy, a top Republican fundraiser and ally of United States President Donald Trump, to make the probe into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corr

SINGAPORE (Mar 2): Low Taek Jho, a central figure in the global financial scandal surrounding 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), has been something of an elusive character recently.

SINGAPORE (Feb 28): Billionaire Low Taek Jho’s 300-foot luxury superyacht, The Equanimity, is reported to have been seized in Bali by the Indonesian government today.

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SINGAPORE (Dec 19): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has slapped ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei and former NRA Capital CEO Kevin Scully with prohibition orders (POs) on breaches related to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

(Dec 5): The US attorney-general described a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal involving a Malaysian state fund as the worst form of kleptocracy, and said the US Department of Justice (DoJ) was working to provide justice to the victims.

(Nov 8): Two men with links to Low Taek Jho launched a bid last year to buy a controlling stake in a bank in Mauritius, according to The Wall Street Journal.

SINGAPORE (Nov 6): A cache of leaked correspondences has revealed that Low Taek Jho, aka Jho Low, fears that allegations against him would result in his extradition back to Malaysia, and is actively looking for a safe haven country to hide out.

SINGAPORE (Nov 3): Singaporean prosecutors and the police are examining Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s relationship with the Malaysian state investment fund at the centre of global money laundering probes, people with knowledge of the matter said.