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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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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’

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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

The Independent UK

Why is Goldman Sachs suing Malaysia over 1MDB scandal?

Prominent US investment bank in dispute with Malaysia over settlement relating to its role in scandal at state fund.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia's Appeals Court upholds Najib's acquittal in one of his 1MDB trial

Malaysia’s Court of Appeal has upheld the acquittal of former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in relation to the multibillion dollar looting of the 1MDB state fund

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The NatWest boss, the missing Malaysian billions and the damning email

Rick Haythornthwaite stonewalled investigator on the trail of ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’

The Guardian - UK

New NatWest boss worked for oil firm under investigation in ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’

Exclusive: Rick Haythornthwaite was paid £200,000 a year by Saudi company, PetroSaudi, involved in 1MDB scandal

The Guardian - UK

Man on the Run review – the Malaysian scandal that rocked Wall Street and Hollywood

Billions of dollars went missing from the notorious 1MDB fund – and now its claimed mastermind cannot be found. A new documentary tries to untangle the knots of the case

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia drops corruption case against deputy prime minister

Decision made at prosecution’s request, raising questions over government’s commitment to tackling graft.

Al Jazeera

Former aide to 1MDB fugitive Jho Low dies

A former aide to Malaysian fugitive Jho Low, the financier at the centre of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB corruption scandal, has died, his lawyers said on Wednesday.

Reuters

1MDB suspect and Jho Low associate dies weeks after questioning

Kee’s death comes after anti-graft body said he had confirmed the whereabouts of Malaysian financier Jho Taek Low.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia: 1MDB fugitive Jho Low in Macau

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.

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1MDB fugitive Jho Low placed in Macau as associates in spotlight

Malaysia’s anti-corruption body reveals Jho Low’s alleged whereabouts after questioning of 1MDB suspect Kee Kok Thiam.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia’s Anwar says in talks to return 1MDB fugitive Jho Low

Jho Low faces charges in Malaysia and the US for allegedly orchestrating theft of $4.5bn from wealth fund 1MDB.

Reuters

Malaysia in talks to bring back 1MDB-linked fugitive Jho Low

Malaysia is negotiating with other countries to speed up the return of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, wanted for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Fugees rapper found guilty in US over 1MDB case

Prakazrel Michel was convicted on 10 counts after a trial featuring high-profile witnesses including Leonardo DiCaprio.

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The Independent UK

Swiss indict 2 managers of Saudi oil company in 1MDB scandal

Swiss prosecutors say they have indicted two managers of a Saudi oil exploration company as part of a yearslong international investigation of a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund

Cinemablend

Leonardo DiCaprio Testified In Court This Week, Got Asked About What He Does ‘For A Living’

Leonardo DiCaprio appeared in court this week, where he answered several questions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Why Leonardo DiCaprio Testified at Trial of Fugees Rapper

Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who is accused of conspiring to funnel money from a Malaysian state fund to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

The Independent UK

Why Leonardo DiCaprio testified at trial of Fugees rapper

Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel because both men have ties to a Malaysian businessman at the center of a massive international scandal

Bangkok Post

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction

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.

Al Jazeera

Malaysian court rejects ex-PM Najib bid to review corruption case

Judge dismissed Najib Razak’s case review saying ex-PM was ‘the author of his own misfortunes’.

The Independent UK

Malaysia's top court refuses ex-PM Najib's bid for review

Malaysia’s top court has refused to review its 2022 decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s graft conviction and 12-year jail sentence, saying he was “the author of his own misfortune.”

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