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Malaysia's High Court Orders Najib Razak To Enter Defense

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faces trial for corruption in 1MDB scandal. Court orders defense entry, alleging siphoning of funds into person...

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PetroSaudi Execs Get Swiss Jail Terms Over $1.8 Bn 1MDB Fraud

A top Swiss court sentenced two PetroSaudi executives to jail terms on Wednesday after finding them guilty over the embezzlement of $1.8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Tarek Obaid, the Swiss-Saudi chief executive of the oil exploration and production company, was sentenced to seven years in prison…

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Joe Biden too old to be US president? Not for Malaysians

Age is not an issue for politicians or voters of Malaysia, where Mahathir Mohamad served as prime minister at 92.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s Najib loses bid to serve corruption sentence under house arrest

Jailed former leader claimed the Malaysian king issued a royal order authorising his transfer to house arrest.

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Malaysian court tosses jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib's bid to serve graft sentence in house arrest

A Malaysian court has dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest

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

US ambassador says returned assets can be used for original purpose of bettering the lives of everyday Malaysians.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s Mahathir denies corruption, says most of his money ‘now gone’

Elder statesman challenges Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to prove that he used time in office for personal enrichment.

Al Jazeera

Trial Over $1.8 Bn Fraud At Malaysia's 1MDB Opens In Switzerland

Two men accused of embezzling $1.8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB went on trial in Switzerland on Tuesday, the latest hearings stemming from the vast multi-billion-dollar financial scandal.

International Business Times

Timeline of the search for MH370 – a visual guide

Moments of hope in the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight have captured headlines for years, from fresh searches in remote ocean west of Australia to finding wreckage on the beaches of Madagascar

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British Journalist Sentenced To Prison In Malaysia For Defaming Queen

The journalist has alleged that she is being targeted because of her reports that exposed the 1MDB scandal.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia says it recovered $5m of stolen 1MDB assets over last 13 months

The Southeast Asian nation is trying to recover billions of dollars investigators say were stolen from the state fund.

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Najib Razak's Jail Sentence Cut, Fine Reduced in Corruption Case

The Pardons Board in Malaysia has reduced former Prime Minister Najib Razak's prison sentence and fine related to a corruption case involving billions of d...

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Malaysia halves ex-PM Najib Razak’s jail term in 1MDB corruption scandal

Najib, the first premier in the country’s history to be jailed, remains on trial in multiple cases related to the fund.

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APAC Anxiety: Netflix Grapples With High-Profile Takedown Demands in India, Malaysia and Other Asia-Pacific Markets

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Malaysian PM’s lawyer pressures Netflix to take down documentary

Defence counsel for Najib Razak, jailed over fraud scandal, says Man on the Run is ‘sub judice and contemptuous’

The Conversation

Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

China currently faces daunting challenges in its domestic economy. But weakness in the real estate market and consumer spending at home is unlikely to stem its rising influence abroad.

Al Jazeera

Man convicted in murder case that rocked Malaysia claims paid for silence

A former policeman protests his innocence, insisting he was paid to remain silent to protect former PM Najib Razak.

The Guardian - AU

Malaysian hitman released from Australian immigration detention after high court ruling

Sirul Azhar Umar, sentenced in Malaysia over a politically charged murder, cannot be deported by Australia because he would face the death penalty

Fortune

An outspoken airline boss tried to combine a massage and a meeting—then posted a shirtless photo to LinkedIn

"You can never really explain the thought process behind a post," AirAsia head Tony Fernandes later explained, after deleting the offending photo.

The Independent UK

Malaysia questions Goldman Sachs lawsuit over 1MDB settlement, saying it's premature

The Malaysian government has questioned a move by Goldman Sachs to file for arbitration in a dispute connected with the multibillion-dollar looting of a sovereign wealth fund

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