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1MDB lawyer who worked with Goldman a target in Swiss probe
(July 31): A former top executive with the Malaysian investment fund 1MDB and a senior lawyer at the fund who worked with Goldman Sachs Group are among six people targeted in a Swiss criminal probe into the multibillion-dollar scandal, according to people
July 31, 2018
1MDB Watch
1MDB land surreptitiously sold to Cayman Islands firm
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Despite a freeze imposed by the Penang state government on transactions involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) Air Itam land in Penang, all 234 acres (94.7ha) have been surreptitiously sold to Cayman Islands-based Silk Road
July 31, 2018
1MDB Watch
Singapore law firm Tan Rajah & Cheah appointed to claim 1MDB monies for Malaysia
SINGAPORE (July 18): Malaysia’s government has appointed Tan Rajah & Cheah, a Singapore law firm, as its solicitors to institute legal action against 53 individuals and companies to claim back the monies allegedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Ber
July 18, 2018
Commentary
Blame all around as Najib arrested, charged
SINGAPORE (July 9): Some of my so-called friends have been giving me a hard time over the last couple of months for not voting at Malaysia’s general election on May 9. The way they see it, by doing nothing to help boot out Barisan Nasional (BN) and elec
July 13, 2018
1MDB Watch
Hong Kong declined request to arrest Jho Low in 2016: Singapore Police
SINGAPORE (July 11): Singapore had asked Hong Kong authorities back in April 2016 to help arrest alleged 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) mastermind Low Taek Jho.
July 11, 2018
1MDB Watch
Swiss say 1MDB probe targeting six people, two banks
(July 10): Swiss prosecutors are now investigating six people for alleged involvement in Malaysia’s multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal, days after former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged with corruption for his role in the affair.
July 10, 2018
1MDB Watch
Former Goldman banker in 1MDB plea talks with US
(July 10): A former Goldman Sachs Group banker is in talks with US prosecutors to potentially plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from an alleged scheme to steal billions of dollars from a Malaysian state investment fund, the Wall Street Journal rep
July 10, 2018
1MDB Watch
Malaysia can avail itself to Singapore courts to recover 1MDB assets: Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE (July 9): Singapore will continue to assist the Malaysian government in its own investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
July 09, 2018
1MDB Watch
In 1MDB corruption case, stakes are high for financial institutions
SINGAPORE (July 9): When Singapore was unceremoniously kicked out of Malaysia in 1965, the tiny island nation was forced to find a way to survive and thrive. Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew took inspiration from another small nation: the landlocked Swi
July 08, 2018
1MDB Watch
Najib sues 3 top officials involved in 1MDB investigations for prejudice
(July 6): Najib, who lost power in a shock election defeat in May, was arrested and charged in connection with suspicious transactions at SRC International, a former unit of the fund. Najib, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding 1MDB and SR
July 06, 2018