Najib Razak

(May 22): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission questioned former Prime Minister Najib Razak over 1MDB, as a special task force hones in on recovering assets from the troubled state fund.

PUTRAJAYA (May 22): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was being questioned Tuesday by anti-corruption police about a graft scandal that could lead to criminal charges against him.

(May 21): Malaysia is saddled with over 1 trillion ringgit ($339 billion) in debt, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday, blaming the previous government led by former protege Najib Razak who now faces domestic graft investigations.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): Ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been summoned by the anti-graft agency amid a probe into troubled state fund 1MDB, sources said on Friday, after police launched pre-dawn raids on premises linked to Najib and confisca

(May 18): Malaysian police seized personal items from former leader Najib Razak’s house in an overnight search, his lawyer said, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s week-old government seeks evidence into wrongdoing at state fund 1MDB.

SINGAPORE (May 18): Just one day after a historic Malaysian election which saw the Mahathir-led Pakatan Harapan opposition coalition topple the ruling Barisan Nasional, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post that the outcome “r

(May 18): Malaysia’s ousted former premier Najib Razak was “totally shattered” the night he lost the general election and called his jailed rival Anwar Ibrahim twice for advice on what he should do, Anwar said on Thursday.

(May 16): A newly-declassified report on scandal-plagued Malaysia state fund 1MDB shows investigators expressed widespread concern about anomalies in its accounts, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accelerates efforts to reopen probes into the company an

SINGAPORE (May 14): The head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission resigned Monday, providing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad a free hand in appointing an antigraft chief as the new administration closes in on financial scandals surrounding former l

(May 14): Shares in AirAsia Group Bhd fell as much as 10% on Monday in the first trading session since Malaysia’s election and after its chief Tony Fernandes apologised for endorsing former prime minister Najib Razak in the election.