Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad

(June 22): Malaysia named Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, a former central bank official who investigated the scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, as governor of the regulator.

(June 13): Malaysia’s attorney general will start his review of 1MDB investigation papers, signalling that charges linked to the troubled state fund may be imminent.

SINGAPORE (June 12): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is on the lookout for four individuals who are allegedly related to its investigation of financial irregularities at strategic investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

SINGAPORE (June 8): The formerly lush greens and golf buggies at Jurong Country Club have given way to mud tracks and excavators as the club’s sprawling grounds were being prepped to be part of the iconic high-speed rail (HSR) project linking Singapore

(June 7): Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho said he will help in an investigation linked to scandal-hit state fund 1MDB after the anti-graft agency summoned him for questioning.

(June 6): Malaysia is looking to replace the chief executive officer of the national stock exchange, two sources said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of top management changes initiated by the newly elected government.

(May 31): Malaysian officials probing state investment company 1MDB are meeting with investigators from Singapore, people familiar with the matter said, signalling that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s administration will cooperate with probes underway

(May 23): Thousands of government workers in Malaysia will lose their jobs and state agencies will be dissolved as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad moves to curb spending and debt.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Tycoon Robert Kuok will return to Malaysia this week to attend a government advisory council meeting, several media reported yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (May 21): Former PetroSaudi International executive Xavier Andre Justo, who released hundreds of thousands of emails which led to worldwide investigations involving 1MDB and its business partners, yesterday met Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir