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Timothy Achariam and Tarani Palani

26 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Lodin: Jho Low's presence at 1MDB board meeting seemed odd, CEO Shahrol probably invited him PUTRAJAYA (Feb 26): Low Taek Jho’s (Jho Low) presence at a 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) board meeting to review a joint venture with the Middle East seemed odd to former 1MDB board member Tan Sri Lodin Wok Kamaruddin, as Jho Low did not have any formal position in the company.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

26 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

18 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

Prosecution alleges MACC’s trip to Riyadh for 1MDB probe was orchestrated as it involved a sitting PMThe prosecution in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial has contended that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) team’s visit to Saudi Arabia in 2015 to investigate 1MDB was orchestrated such that no thorough investigation actually took place, because it involved a sitting prime minister, namely Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

18 Feb 2025, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

12 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib denies showing The Edge's owner the door during his visit, claims he already agreed to 1MDB probeDatuk Seri Najib Razak on Thursday testified to his version of events when The Edge Media Group chairman Tan Sri Tong Kooi Ong had come to his house in 2015 to warn him about the misappropriation of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds. The former prime minister said that when Tong came to visit him, he had already consented to a request by the then auditor general (AG) to investigate 1MDB. Najib also denied showing Tong the door.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

12 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

10 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib dismisses Loo’s testimony about Arab donation letters, says it’s like a scene from Bollywood movieKUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has dismissed Jasmine Loo’s testimony, in which she claimed to have witnessed fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and his associate drafting one of the four “Arab donation” letters from Prince Saud Abdulaziz Al-Saud to Najib. Najib likened what Loo had described to a scene from a Bollywood movie.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

10 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

09 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib denies private interest in speeding up govt-backed US$3b loan for JV with IPIC's AabarFormer prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has denied he had any private interest in speeding up a US$3 billion (RM13.36 billion) government-backed loan for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) when he signed off on a letter of comfort for the setting up of a purported US$6 billion joint venture (JV) between 1MDB and Aabar Investments PJS for the development of the Tun Razak Exchange, or TRX, in Kuala Lumpur.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

09 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

09 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

High Court cautions Shafee over press conferencesThe High Court here has cautioned defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah from making comments about the 1Malaysia Development Bhd-Tanore (1MDB-Tanore) trial to the media after the prosecution objected to a press conference Shafee had held on Monday afternoon.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

09 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

06 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib claims US govt politically motivated in its refusal to furnish potential evidence that proves his innocence in 1MDB scandalImprisoned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said that the US government was politically motivated in its refusal to furnish him with potential evidence which could prove his innocence in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

06 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

06 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib: Shahrol deleted Jho Low's 1MDB action plans to protect himself, not meDatuk Seri Najib Razak said the testimony of Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi — in which the ex-chief executive officer of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) claimed to have received and then deleted "talking points" or "action plans" from fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) regarding 1MDB's acquisition of power plants funded by issuance of bonds guaranteed by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) — was made in an attempt to protect himself.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

06 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

05 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib: RM60 mil in my account was from two Arab princesFormer prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has denied that the RM60 million he received in his AmBank private account in 2011 had originated from 1MDB coffers, and reiterated that it came from donations traced back to two princes linked to the Saudi royal family.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

05 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

05 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib: ‘Slightly pudgy young man’ Jho Low was never appointed as my go-between for 1MDB mattersFormer prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said that while “slightly pudgy young man” Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) had “remarkable charisma” and “an extraordinary ability to navigate across diverse and influential circles”, he had never appointed the fugitive businessman to be his go-between for any 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-related matters.

By Timothy Achariam & Tarani Palani / theedgemalaysia.com

05 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

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