February 13th, 2019A French lawyer probing a controversial submarine deal linked to Malaysia's ousted leader Najib Razak was on Tuesday (Feb 12) set to meet officials to aid investigations into the scandal.
Mr William Bourdon, who represents local human rights group Suaram over the French submarine deal, was deported from Malaysia on his last visit in...
February 12th, 2019A Malaysian court on Monday postponed the corruption trial of former prime minister Najib Razak over charges related to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB pending an appeal, his lawyer said.
Najib was ousted in an election in May last year amid public fury over the alleged theft of $4.5 billion from 1Malaysia Development...
February 11th, 2019The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a former Johor MP over alleged bribes amounting to RM230,000 for a project linked to Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).
Malaysiakini reported a source saying the former lawmaker was arrested that the Putrajaya MACC headquarters this afternoon, and will be charged in...
January 29th, 2019Malaysia on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to clamp down on corruption in government, months after a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal brought down the previous administration.
The plan, launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, would involve sweeping changes to the appointment process for key posts, require...
January 17th, 2019The chief executive of Goldman Sachs has apologised to the people of Malaysia over the role of a former employee of the bank in the 1MDB scandal.
In a rare move for a Goldman chief executive, David Solomon joined the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call and gave an update on investigations into corruption surrounding the Malaysian...
January 17th, 2019Umno supreme council member Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim claimed trial on Wednesday (Jan 16) to three counts of graft amounting to RM5.2 million (S$1.7 million) over allegations that he helped a local company to obtain government contracts.
The 53-year-old Baling MP and former Tabung Haji chairman was accused of receiving RM1.2 million,...
December 28th, 2018A former special officer to a former minister was sentenced to two years’ jail and fined RM400,000 in default a year’s jail for corruption involving RM80,000.
Sessions Court judge Rozilah Salleh handed down the sentence on Zailan Jauhari, 48, after finding the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt on the prosecution’s...
December 20th, 2018Malaysia on Wednesday charged a second former banker at Goldman Sachs Group Inc in connection with a suspected money-laundering scheme at state fund 1MDB and said it had issued a summons to the bank.
Malaysia this week filed charges against Goldman Sachs in connection with its role as underwriter and arranger of bond sales that raised...
December 18th, 2018An assistant manager from an English-language daily newspaper has been slapped with a 30-month jail sentence and a fine of RM100,000 by the sessions court today.
M. Youganesparan, 55, who was with the daily’s editorial department, was sentenced after he was found guilty of receiving bribes of RM20,000 in May of last year.
He was...
November 22nd, 2018A Fifa ethics committee judge was arrested in Malaysia on suspicion of corruption and resigned on Wednesday as director of an arbitration service.
Sundra Rajoo’s lawyer told the Associated Press his client had been detained by the Malaysian anti-corruption commission after returning from Fifa business in Zurich the previous...
