Keyword: "Najib Razak"

The trial is regarded as a significant step in Malaysia's continuing efforts to recover assets lost in one of the country's largest financial scandals.

Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak on January 6 won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.

The High Court of Malaysia on March 3 acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering, but he will continue to serve his 12-year prison term from another case.

Singapore has recently returned to Malaysia about 16.3 million USD linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said on November 19.

The High Court of Singapore on October 6 started a hearing on Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's defamation suit against blogger and financial adviser Leong Sze Hian.

The High Court of Malaysia has agreed to postpone Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund (1MDB) trial as the former Prime Minister is currently under 14-day home quarantine following his return from Sabah, the state with the highest COVID-19 tally in the country, on September 27.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on April 14 said it has repatriated another 300 million USD recovered from asset seizures linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) to the Southeast Asian nation.

Malaysia has recovered 1.4 billion ringgit (323 million USD) stolen from the country’s development fund 1MDB, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's office said on March 17.

The wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Rosmah Mansor, was absent at her corruption trial on February 3 due to health problem, the New Strait Times reported.

Malaysian police raided the Kuala Lumpur office of audit firm Deloitte on May 23 as part of a widening probe into a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has stepped down from his post following mounting pressure from within the party, according to Malaysia-based The Star.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was taken to court on December 12 to face charges that he tampered with the final audit report into the investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was questioned on November 20 over the purchase of two French-made submarines during the time he was defence minister.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was questioned again by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on October 16 on what related to the scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, has been charged with money laundering in association with the scandal at state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, was arrested on October 3 by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

The Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said on September 19 that former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been arrested for new corruption charges related to the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he would honour an agreement by the four partners of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance to step down after two years and hand over the country's leadership to Anwar Ibrahim.

The “Free Najib” fund has collected 11,000 ringgit (2,723 USD) since it was launched on July 5 by supporters of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to raise funds for his bail.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak made his appearance in court in Kuala Lumpur on July 4 for corruption-related charges over his alleged involvement in the multibillion-dollar 1MBD scandal.