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Najib's first 1MDB trial starts today in key test for Malaysia
(Apr 3): The first of many trials for Malaysia’s former premier Najib Razak will serve as a key test of the nation’s readiness to get to the bottom of the 1MDB scandal.
April 03, 2019
1MDB Watch
IRB slaps Najib with $500 mil tax bill
KUALA LUMPUR (Apr 1): The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has slapped Datuk Seri Najib Razak with an extra tax bill of around RM1.5 billion ($498 million) for 2011-2017.
April 01, 2019
1MDB Watch
Jho Low's family mansion in Penang seized
(Mar 24): Malaysian authorities have seized a mansion believed to belong to the family of Low Taek Jho in connection to investigations into 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the New Straits Times reported.
March 25, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
MAS reports $16.8 mil in fines imposed over past 18 months in very first enforcement report
SINGAPORE (Mar 20): In the 18 months to Dec 2018, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) secured one criminal conviction, issued 19 prohibition orders and imposed fines totalling $16.8 million.
March 20, 2019
1MDB Watch
Goldman called by Malaysia regulators to defend role in 1MDB deals
SINGAPORE (Mar 15): Goldman Sachs Group was called on by Malaysia’s market regulator to defend its role in transactions involving troubled state fund 1MDB at the risk of administrative sanctions.
March 15, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Asia gets tougher on auditors after high-profile defaults
(Mar 14): Regulators in some Asian countries are getting tougher on auditors after landmark defaults, in an increasingly high-stakes game as investors call for earlier warning signs amid expectations for debt failures to mount.
March 15, 2019
1MDB Watch
US seeks to recover US$38 mil more in assets linked to 1MDB
WASHINGTON (Feb 23): The US Justice Department on Friday said it had filed complaints seeking forfeiture and recovery of approximately US$38 million ($51.3 million) in assets associated with its 1Malaysia Development Bhd -- or 1MDB -- case, bringing the a
February 24, 2019
1MDB Watch
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng to face charges in Malaysian court first: Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 20): The extradition of former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng to the United States (US) will only be carried out after his cases in Malaysian courts are completed, said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
February 20, 2019
1MDB Watch
Guan Eng: TRX project has been detoxified
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has declared that the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) project had been “detoxified”.
February 13, 2019
1MDB Watch
Najib's SRC trial postponed
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial linked to SRC International Sdn Bhd has been postponed.
February 12, 2019