Najib Razak

KUALA LUMPUR (April 3): The trial of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is a demonstration that everyone is equal before the law, said Attorney General Tommy Thomas in his opening statement.

(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.

SINGAPORE (Feb 11): The laundry list of allegations against Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak for his role in 1MDB points to a lengthy road ahead as his trial begins on Tuesday.

SINGAPORE (Dec 17): It is probably safe to say now that Dr Mahathir Mohamad has not changed his attitude towards Singapore. And, for as long as he is prime minister of Malaysia, bilateral relations between the two countries are likely to be rocky.

(Dec 1): A bizarre scheme to pressure the US to go easy on Malaysians involved in one of the biggest financial scandals in years relied on an unlikely middleman -- a Justice Department employee.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak admitted in an interview yesterday that the Malaysian government has been cheated by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Malaysian anti-graft authorities have reopened investigations into a contentious submarine deal 16 years ago involving former prime minister Najib Razak, the latest corruption probe facing the embattled Najib.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16): Malaysia on Thursday charged Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, with receiving bribes of RM189 million ($62 million) from a company pitching for a government project.

(Nov 15): Malaysian prosecutors will bring more charges against the wife of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday, the anti-graft agency said, stepping up legal action against a growing group of individuals surrounding Najib.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): Police said investigations into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) have revealed that US$972 million or $1.3 billion was deposited into former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s AmIslamic Bank personal account.