Najib Razak
Singapore, US to return $226 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia
The Malaysian government will be returned a total of around 936 million ringgit ($226 million) in misappropriated...
Formula 1 could start all over in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on April 18 said
the government intends to bring back the Formula One...
Malaysia’s eastern railway project back on track
Malaysia will resume work on the multi-billion dollar East Coast Rail Link after negotiations with the China...
Malaysia’s ex-PM not amused about huge tax bill
Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak disputed a hefty new tax bill shortly before the start of his...
Malaysia’s ex-PM hit with more charges in 1MDB scandal – trial begins on Feb. 12
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with three more counts of money laundering amounting to $11.6 million. He pleaded not guilty...
Murdered Mongolian’s family seeks justice from Malaysia as lawsuit finally starts
The family of a Mongolian woman whose killing was allegedly linked to Malaysia's toppled leader is hoping for justice in a civil lawsuit that...
Malaysia insists Goldman Sachs pays back $7.5 billion in 1MDB case
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng says his government insists on reclaiming $7.5 billion from US financial firm Goldman Sachs in reparations over the...
More charges against Malaysia’s former first lady
Malaysia will file additional charges against Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, the anti-graft agency said on November 14, as...
Malaysia Ex-PM’s wife Rosmah arrested, to be charged with money laundering
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak, has been detained on October 3 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to...
“Malaysia’s Imelda” likely to be charged for money laundering
Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak who is embroiled in the multi-billion fraud scandal surrounding state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad...
Najib could spend rest of his life in jail if found guilty – Rosmah next to face charges
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty on September 20 to no less than 21 counts of money laundering and four counts...
Malaysia’s ex-PM detained over mysterious $628-million transfer
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was arrested on September 19 over allegations that $628 million linked to state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad...
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib faces 125 years jail time if found guilty on all 1MDB charges
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak could be jailed up to 125 years and fined a total of 210 million ringgit ($51.6 million) if...
Indonesia hands over 1MDB-linked luxury yacht amid ongoing investigations
Indonesia has returned to Malaysia the luxury yacht “Equanimity” linked to the multi-billion dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) financial scandal, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir...
The deep fall of a leader: Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib detained
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested by anti-corruption investigators on July 3 at his home in Kuala Lumpur and graft charges would...
Kuala Lumpur’s new financial district “can be profitable”: Ex-PM Najib
Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) City, the new financial district in Kuala Lumpur launched by the government of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, will...
Malaysia’s ex-PM faces charges for playing ‘central role” in 1MDB scandal
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak will likely be facing multiple charges including for alleged embezzlement and bribery with government money following a probe...
1MDB-linked land deal brings Malaysia’s central bank governor down
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accepted on June 6 the resignation of the country’s central bank governor Muhammad Ibrahim which the latter offered on...
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