KUALA LUMPUR: When the superyacht Equanimity was seized in Indonesian waters in 2018, many saw it as a glimmer of hope in the stormy sea of the 1MDB corruption scandal. Once the property of fugitive
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Lawyer hails Khairuddin as ‘trigger’ who opened up 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that former Batu Kawan Umno division chief Khairuddin Abu Hassan was the person who triggered the string of revelations about 1MDB which led to the downfall of
Read moreFirm implicated in meat cartel scandal charged
JOHOR BARU: A frozen food supply company director and manager, implicated in the meat cartel scandal, have been charged with abetting and possessing goods prohibited from being imported amounting to some RM640,000. LY Frozen Food
Read moreMalaysia’s Mahathir urges king to lift Covid-19 emergency
PUBLISHEDAPR 20, 2021, 6:38 PM SGT FACEBOOKTWITTER KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad delivered a petition to the national palace on Tuesday (April 20) urging the king to revoke a Covid-19 state
Read moreOwners of luxury Vietnam apartment project left hanging
LUXURY residential project jointly developed by Novaland Investment, one of Vietnam’s biggest property firms, is in limbo. Novahome Madison sent letters to buyers of its Madison project in Ho Chi Minh City in September, saying
Read moreCrush Media: Consumer Friendly advertising
In the first quarter of this year, our publication has received an increasing number of enquiries from Malaysians regarding Crush Media Sdn Bhd. It seems that members of the public have been offered, “something for
Read moreMalaysian ex-PM Najib faces bankruptcy over tax bill
Malaysia’s scandal-plagued former prime minister Najib Razak is facing bankruptcy for allegedly failing to pay more than $400 million in taxes, which could bring his political career to an end. Najib lost power in 2018 when his party, which had
Read moreMalaysia’s ex-prime minister appeals graft conviction in 1MDB scandal
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — A Malaysian court Monday began hearing an appeal by ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to overturn his conviction and 12-year jail sentence linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund
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