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Hollywood producer Riza Aziz faces five counts of laundering US$248 mil
KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Hollywood producer Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, the stepson of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has been charged with five counts of money laundering at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today for receiving unlawful proceeds totalli
July 05, 2019
Global Economy
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SINGAPORE (July 8): “Large organisations respond to leadership, not administrative heads and not managers but leaders, and Iacocca was a brilliant leader.” — Long-time car industry executive Bob Lutz, describing his mentor Lee Iacocca, who led Ford,
July 05, 2019
1MDB Watch
Leissner of 1MDB infamy banned for life by HK too
SINGAPORE (July 8): Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) banned former Goldman Sachs Group banker Tim Leissner from the city’s financial industry for life.
July 05, 2019
1MDB Watch
Two Malaysians, apart from Jho Low, profited from the 2009 1MDB bond flip
(June 26): Vincent Cheah and Shaik Aqmal also started The Malaysian Insider in 2007 before Jho Low took over the funding from 2010 to 2014, investigations reveal.
June 26, 2019
1MDB Watch
'I was told to leave Malaysia amid 1MDB probe', says former SRC International director
KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): Former SRC International Sdn Bhd director Datuk Suboh Mohd Yassin told the High Court yesterday that he was directed to leave the country at the height of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal in 2015.
June 21, 2019
1MDB Watch
Ex-SRC chairman: Najib directed bulk of RM2 bil funds from KWAP to be transferred overseas
KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): After getting the first RM2 billion ($655 million) loan from Pensioners Trust Fund Inc (KWAP) for SRC International Sdn Bhd, former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak asked that a total of RM1.8 billion of the funds to be transferred o
June 11, 2019
1MDB Watch
Jho Low fights to reclaim family mansion seized in 1MDB case
(May 31): Fugitive financier Jho Low is fighting the seizure of his mother’s mansion, saying his family has lived in the property since before 1MDB existed.
June 02, 2019
Global Economy
Briefs
SINGAPORE (May 27): “We believe that the president of the US is engaged in a cover-up.” — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, following a meeting with other Democratic Party leaders on whether or not to impeach US President Donald Trump.
May 27, 2019
1MDB Watch
Investigators say US$248 mil in illicit 1MDB funds flowed through Singapore banks
SINGAPORE (May 27): Two hundred and twelve Hermès handbags valued at an estimated RM47 million (RM15.5 million) were among the 306 handbags found at a luxury condominium last year. They are now part of a multimillion-ringgit forfeiture suit filed by the
May 27, 2019
1MDB Watch
Malaysian police raid Deloitte office for 1MDB-related documents
KUALA LUMPUR (May 23): Malaysian police raided the Kuala Lumpur office of audit firm Deloitte on Thursday as part of a widening probe into a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, two police sources told Reuters.
May 23, 2019