Najib Razak

SINGAPORE (Sept 2): All eyes are once again on former Malaysian prime minister Najib Abdul Razak as he appears for the first hearing of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial — his second corruption case, in which he faces four charges of abuse of p

SINGAPORE (Sept 2): Who would have thought that as Malaysia celebrates its second Merdeka Day since voting in a new government, the question on everyone’s lips would be whether the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition will survive the next general election?

(Aug 29): This case concerns the monies of a company called 1Malaysia Development Bhd, widely known as 1MDB.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 28): Malaysian prosecutors on Wednesday said former prime minister Najib Razak abused his power to cover up the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars from the state-fund 1MDB and used the fund for self gratification.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over his alleged abuse of power and money laundering of RM2.28 billion ($755.3 million) in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) funds has been postponed to Monday.

SINGAPORE (Aug 19): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial involving former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak could be delayed — yet again — because he faces two court hearings on the same day: Aug 19.

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): “To my understanding, OP was a term — Optimus Prime, I don’t know — to refer to the Prime Minister.” — AmBank relationship liaison manager Joanna Yu, referring to the alias used by Jho Low for former Malaysian prime ministe

(July 22): Former AmBank Bhd relationship liaison manager Joanna Yu and a mystery witness are scheduled to testify at the trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Monday, a prospect anticipated by many given that the former managed and oversaw Najib’s bank ac

(July 22): The SRC trial, which entered its 40th day last week, revealed a fresh link between Datuk Seri Najib Razak and fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho — also known as Jho Low — in the transfer of US$681 million ($927 million) allegedly belonging t

KUALA LUMPUR (July 5): Riza Aziz, stepson of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, pleaded not guilty to all five charges of money laundering amounting to US$248.17 million ($336.4 million) belonging to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) between April 12, 2011 and Nov 14