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SINGAPORE (May 6): “What’s wrong with a female emperor, I wonder? Those practices need to change in the modern era.” — Yukiko Minegishi, who works with a uniform maker in Tokyo.
May 06, 2019
1MDB Watch
Equanimity superyacht sold to Genting for 'very satisfactory' US$126 mil
SINGAPORE (April 3): Equanimity, the multi-million dollar superyacht that once belonged to the alleged mastermind of Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal Low Taek Jho (Jho Low), has been sold for a “very satisfactory sale price” of US$126 million ($170.6 million
April 03, 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
1MDB Watch
Inside the 300-foot 1MDB superyacht priced at $176 mil
SINGAPORE (Feb 7): It boasts a gym, pool, gallery, beauty salon and helipad — not to mention space for sleeping 22 guests — and it’s up for sale at around half its purchase price. Yet finding a buyer for the 300-foot superyacht Equanimity, one of th
February 07, 2019
1MDB Watch
Fugitive businessman Jho Low's super-yacht will be sold for nine-digit price, says 1MDB lawyer
(Dec 5): The Equanimity super-yacht that allegedly once belonged to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho will be sold with a nine-digit price tag before March 31, according to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) lawyer Sitpah Selvaratnam.
December 05, 2018
1MDB Watch
Malaysia starts auction of Jho Low's $250 mil luxury yacht
(Oct 29): Malaysia started an auction of financier Low Taek Jho’s US$250 million ($345 million) luxury yacht that investigators allege was bought with funds embezzled from investment company 1Malaysia Development Bhd.
October 29, 2018
1MDB Watch
Jho Low defiant despite criminal charges, refuses to submit to jurisdiction where presumed guilty
SINGAPORE (Aug 24): Jho Taek Low (Jho Low), the alleged mastermind behind Malaysia’s scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is defiant despite criminal charges being filed against him earlier today.
August 24, 2018
Jho Low says handover of Equanimity superyacht ‘illegitimate’
(Aug 5): A central figure in a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal at a Malaysian state fund says a decision by Indonesia to hand over a US$250 million ($341.6 million) yacht to Malaysia violates US and Indonesia laws.
August 05, 2018
1MDB Watch
Jho Low ordered to hand over superyacht in US forfeiture suit
(May 16): Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho was ordered to turn over his US$250 million ($336 million) yacht "Equanimity" to the US authorities who plan to sail it from Indonesia and sell it in the US.
May 16, 2018