World & Nation
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested Tuesday by anti-graft investigators and will be charged over his alleged role in the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
July 3, 2018
A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund.
July 27, 2020
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak loses his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund.
Aug. 23, 2022
Thousands of Malaysian opposition demonstrators marched in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday against suspected corruption in Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government, a day after the protest organizer was arrested on charges of subverting democracy.
Nov. 19, 2016
Food
Food is deeply political, and Malaysia’s Prime Minister just outraged many of his country’s citizens after saying that quinoa is better than rice.
Feb. 24, 2018
Business
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency on Monday ordered 80 people and groups to pay fines totaling about $100 million after allegations they received funds from the 1MDB state investment fund.
Oct. 6, 2019
Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Abdul Razak arrived here Sunday for a weeklong visit, the official Tass news agency said.
Sept. 23, 1991
“The Wolf of Wall Street” producer and stepson of Malaysia’s former prime minister pleaded not guilty on Friday to laundering $248 million from a state investment fund, becoming the third person in his family charged in the 1MDB scandal that helped end Najib Razak’s government last year.
July 5, 2019
Malaysia filed criminal charges on Friday against 17 more current and former directors at three Goldman Sachs subsidiaries for their roles in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB.
Aug. 9, 2019
Goldman Sachs has reached a $3.9-billion settlement with Malaysia over the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund that was used to launder money.
July 24, 2020