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Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction
Published on 31/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top court on Friday dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib's judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict.
Ng given 10 years in jail in 1MDB case
Business, Published on 11/03/2023
» Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday, after he was convicted of helping loot billions of dollars from Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund.
Malaysia ex-premier Muhyiddin charged with corruption
Published on 10/03/2023
» Malaysia's former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with accepting bribes and money laundering linked to the alleged misuse of a Covid economic recovery fund.
Malaysian ex-PM arrested on graft charges
Published on 09/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested on Thursday after Malaysian anti-graft authorities questioned him for alleged misuse of public funds meant to fight Covid-19.
Malaysian court clears ex-PM of tampering
Published on 03/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former prime minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Malaysian jailed ex-leader Najib acquitted of audit tampering charge
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» Jailed former prime minister Najib Razak was acquitted of an audit tampering charge, a judge said Friday, but will continue to serve his 12-year prison term from another case.
Malaysian party’s purge of senior leaders fortifies chief’s grip
Published on 29/01/2023
» Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi strengthened his hold over one of the nation’s ruling parties after purging or sidelining senior leaders on Friday, but analysts say the move will do little to bolster his bloc’s popularity.
Is this a new dawn for Malaysia?
Oped, Published on 11/01/2023
» In 2007, on the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence, Nobel laureate economist Joseph E Stiglitz celebrated the "miracle" of the country's economic rise and creation of a vibrant multiethnic society. In the 15 years that followed, however, revelations of large-scale corruption and abuse of foreign workers damaged Malaysia's international reputation and fueled domestic political instability.
Malaysian PM Anwar will also hold finance post
Published on 02/12/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appointed himself as finance minister, betting he’s the best person to sustain the country’s fragile post-pandemic recovery as the economy heads for a slowdown next year.
Which way for Malaysia under Anwar Ibrahim?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/12/2022
» If Anwar Ibrahim had become prime minister of Malaysia in the late 1990s, when he was in his early 50s, instead of being jailed on trumped-up sodomy and corruption charges, Malaysia might now be a very different place. He's finally getting his chance, but now he's 75. Is it too late for the kind of Malaysia he promised?