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Published on 03/04/2024
» Imprisoned former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is seeking court approval to serve the remainder of his jail sentence for corruption under house arrest.
Published on 26/03/2024
» The two eldest sons of Mahathir Mohamad say Malaysian anti-graft investigators have ordered them to assist with an investigation into their father, revealing for the first time that a months-long probe is targeting the 98-year-old former prime minister.
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak is considering filing a new petition for a full pardon, his lawyer said on Wednesday, less than a week after a special panel agreed to halve his jail sentence.
Published on 05/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged calm on Monday as he defended a move to reduce the jail sentence for disgraced former leader Najib Razak, amid a growing backlash from critics who said the decision could jeopardise anti-corruption efforts.
Published on 02/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian pardons board on Friday confirmed that it had halved the jail sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2024
» Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s prison sentence has been shortened to six years from 12 years in a decision by a board led by the former King Abdullah Ahmad Shah, according to a Channel News Asia report.
Published on 29/01/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah has called for government stability, warning that the country risked losing investors and falling behind its competitors due to prolonged political turmoil.
Published on 22/01/2024
» Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the nation’s anti-corruption agency’s probe into his son’s business activities is politically motivated and that he’s unaware of any other reason that would warrant such a move.
Published on 11/12/2023
» Malaysia’s government can’t rule out whether a local charity funnelled millions of dollars to Hamas, according to officials familiar with the matter, as it probes the group for allegedly supporting a conservative Islamist organization in the Southeast Asian nation.
Published on 14/11/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s top court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences and natural-life prison terms of 11 people convicted of drug trafficking, including two Thai nationals, following capital punishment reforms passed earlier this year, the state news agency Bernama reported.