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Goldman sues Malaysia as 1MDB settlement dispute escalates
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated took the unusual step of suing Malaysia in a UK court amid festering disagreement over a settlement tied to its role in the 1MDB investment-fund scandal.
Malaysian PM’s reform agenda in jeopardy
Published on 16/09/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: A string of dropped corruption cases in Malaysia has raised questions over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s commitment to fighting graft.
Malaysian ex-PM’s tampering acquittal upheld
Published on 12/09/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has upheld the acquittal of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in connection with corruption at the state wealth fund 1MDB.
Malaysia's Anwar thwarts opposition challenge in state polls
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's ruling coalition thwarted a challenge by an opposition alliance in state elections, official results showed Sunday, with analysts saying the win would buy him time to consolidate power in the largely Islamic Southeast Asian nation.
Malaysians vote in six state elections seen as referendum on Anwar
AFP, Published on 12/08/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians in six states went to the polls Saturday to vote for state assembly members in elections widely seen as a barometer of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.
Is Najib Bukele the world's coolest dictator?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/08/2023
» 'It's not perfect, but it's good. We've done something really good here," said El Salvador's vice-president, Felix Ulloa, defending the government's no-quarter war against the street gangs that have dominated the Central American republic for decades. President Nayib Bukele agrees, calling himself "the instrument of God".
Malaysia: 1MDB fugitive Jho Low in Macau
Published on 30/05/2023
» Malaysia believes that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is hiding in Macau, along with others wanted in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Al Jazeera has reported, citing the national anti-graft body.
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.
In times of crisis, Lebanese squabble over clock change
AFP, Published on 26/03/2023
» BEIRUT - Wracked by a crippling economic meltdown and political deadlock, Lebanon on Sunday added a seemingly odd question to its growing list of woes: "What time is it?"
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.