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Malaysia handed back $156m in stolen 1MDB funds, US embassy says

Malaysia's 1MDB scandal ushered in the first change in government in six decades [Lim Huey Teng/Reuters]

Malaysia has been handed back $156m in assets linked to the 1MDB scandal after an investigation by the United States, the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur has said.

US ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D Kagan said the funds were the fourth tranche of assets to be returned to the country following a probe by the US Department of Justice.

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