Malaysian ex PM Najib Razak

SINGAPORE (July 4): The Malaysian High Court has today granted former Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak an interim gag order against the media from discussing the charges from now until Aug 8.

(July 4): Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and criminal breach of trust in connection with a multibillion-dollar scandal surrounding state fund 1MDB.

(July 4): Less than two months after losing power in a shocking election defeat, former Malaysian leader Najib Razak is now facing a legal battle against charges that could see him facing jail.

(July 3): Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was arrested in connection with an investigation into scandal-hit state fund 1MDB and was expected to be charged on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur, according to the task force investigating the case.

SINGAPORE (July 3): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today confirmed that former prime minister Najib Razak has been arrested.

SINGAPORE (June 29): Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has to set aside RM44.6308 billion ($15.1 billion) from now to pay the remaining interest on four 1MDB bonds and to redeem the principal sums when they expire.

SINGAPORE (June 27): History was made in Malaysia on May 9 when the opposition caolition, Pakatan Harapan (PH), won the 14th general election for the very first time, ending the six-decade rule of Barisan Nasional (BN).

(June 27): Malaysian police seized as much as 1.1 billion ringgit ($372 million) of items that included Hermes and Chanel designer handbags, jewellery and watches in raids linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak.

SINGAPORE (June 26): The special officer to Malaysia’s ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has been arrested on Sunday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), according to The Edge Financial Daily. 

SINGAPORE (June 21): The Malaysian government has agreed to inject RM2.8 billion ($950 million) of new capital into the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) development in Kuala Lumpur to avoid bigger losses.