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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.

Al Jazeera

APAC Anxiety: Netflix Grapples With High-Profile Takedown Demands in India, Malaysia and Other Asia-Pacific Markets

Broadcasting & Cable

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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Growth of autocracies will expand Chinese global influence via Belt and Road Initiative as it enters second decade

China currently faces daunting challenges in its domestic economy. But weakness in the real estate market and consumer spending at home is unlikely to stem its rising influence abroad.

The Conversation

Man convicted in murder case that rocked Malaysia claims paid for silence

A former policeman protests his innocence, insisting he was paid to remain silent to protect former PM Najib Razak.

Al Jazeera

Malaysian hitman released from Australian immigration detention after high court ruling

Sirul Azhar Umar, sentenced in Malaysia over a politically charged murder, cannot be deported by Australia because he would face the death penalty

The Guardian - AU

An outspoken airline boss tried to combine a massage and a meeting—then posted a shirtless photo to LinkedIn

"You can never really explain the thought process behind a post," AirAsia head Tony Fernandes later explained, after deleting the offending photo.

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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

The Independent UK

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

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

Ten killed after private jet crashes on a highway in Malaysia

Plane was heading from northern Langkawi island to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near Kuala Lumpur.

Al Jazeera

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The Independent UK

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin acquitted of four graft charges

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been acquitted by the high court of four corruption charges, days after his opposition bloc expanded its influence in local elections

The Conversation

State elections in Malaysia present the first test of Anwar government

Malaysians go to the polls again on August 12. Six of the 13 states in the Malaysian Federation are holding elections.

WEKU

Malaysia's a big draw for China's Belt and Road plans. Finishing them is another story

The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the country — even if it has blown past deadlines and budgets.

Al Jazeera

Malaysia will ‘not survive’ if it does not change: Anwar Ibrahim

Malaysian prime minister tells Al Jazeera he is committed to reform, and fighting corruption in Southeast Asian nation.

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Bangkok Post

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

360info

The threats astroturfing has on the media's future

Without relying on the media to put them in good light, politicians are finding ways to influence people through digital astroturfing.

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

Al Jazeera

Before Trump, which other world leaders were charged or jailed?

It is a US first, but Donald Trump joins a list of other world leaders in facing criminal charges.

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.

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