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Malaysia readies for 'mother of legal battles' as Najib faces 42 charges in 1MDB trial
SINGAPORE (Feb 11): The laundry list of allegations against Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak for his role in 1MDB points to a lengthy road ahead as his trial begins on Tuesday.
February 11, 2019
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Singapore and Malaysia's new old relationship
SINGAPORE (Dec 17): It is probably safe to say now that Dr Mahathir Mohamad has not changed his attitude towards Singapore. And, for as long as he is prime minister of Malaysia, bilateral relations between the two countries are likely to be rocky.
December 14, 2018
1MDB Watch
Ex-Justice official helped 1MDB's Jho Low funnel dirty money
(Dec 1): A bizarre scheme to pressure the US to go easy on Malaysians involved in one of the biggest financial scandals in years relied on an unlikely middleman -- a Justice Department employee.
December 01, 2018
1MDB Watch
Najib admits Jho Low cheated government
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak admitted in an interview yesterday that the Malaysian government has been cheated by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
November 23, 2018
Malaysia
Malaysia reopens submarine probe, questions former PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Malaysian anti-graft authorities have reopened investigations into a contentious submarine deal 16 years ago involving former prime minister Najib Razak, the latest corruption probe facing the embattled Najib.
November 20, 2018
Malaysia
Malaysia charges former PM Najib's wife Rosmah with receiving bribes of $62 mil
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Malaysia on Thursday charged Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, with receiving bribes of RM189 million ($62 million) from a company pitching for a government project.
November 15, 2018
Malaysia
Malaysia to charge Rosmah in cases linked to Sarawak school solar power projects
(Nov 15): Malaysian prosecutors will bring more charges against the wife of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday, the anti-graft agency said, stepping up legal action against a growing group of individuals surrounding Najib.
November 15, 2018
1MDB Watch
$1.3 bil went into Najib's account, says IGP
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Police said investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) have revealed that US$972 million or $1.3 billion was deposited into former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s AmIslamic Bank personal account.
September 14, 2018
Malaysia
Malaysia's ex-prime minister says he wants his money back
(Sept 10): Malaysia’s former Prime Minister would like his money back.
September 10, 2018
1MDB Watch
Jho Low and Eric Tan still on Wanted List: Singapore Police
SINGAPORE (July 5): Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, and Eric Tan Kim Loong are still very much on the Wanted List of the Singapore Police for their roles in 1MDB corruption scandal, says a police spokesperson.
July 05, 2018