Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim

Friday 14 Mar 2025

Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim

04 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB-Tanore: Najib expresses disappointment in former second finance minister Husni's testimony against himFormer prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has denied ever telling then second finance minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah to “not interfere” in matters of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), refuting Husni’s claims that he had advised Najib against a US$1 billion joint venture (JV) with PetroSaudi International (PSI).

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

04 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

03 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

Najib: MACC IO deranged, deluded and unversed with diplomacy to suggest I had G2G meeting on yacht Datuk Seri Najib Razak took aim at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer (IO) Nur Aida Arifin’s testimony, saying that her assertions were “deranged”, “deluded” and coming from someone “unversed” with diplomacy.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

03 Dec 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

14 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

Jasmine Loo says she witnessed Jho Low order his associate to draft 'Arab donation' letter to NajibJasmine Loo Ai Swan, former general counsel of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), said she had witnessed Low Taek Jho or Jho Low draft one of the four “Arab donation” letters from Prince Saud Abdulaziz Al-Saud to Datuk Seri Najib Razak, to state that the money that went into his private accounts were donations from the kingdom.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

14 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

14 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

Jasmine Loo: Jho Low had blank PMO letterheads for his own use and said he had proof he was acting on Najib's wishesKUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan said she had questioned Low Taek Jho (more commonly known as Jho Low) when a portion of the 1MDB investment money had ended up in former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s personal bank account. However, the fugitive assured her that the money was for Umno and that Najib knew about it.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

14 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

14 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

Jasmine Loo: I waited outside Najib's house while Jho Low went in to obtain his signatureFormer 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan said that she had waited outside former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house in Langgak Duta on occasion while fugitive Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, would take certain documents inside the house to get Najib’s signature in regards to agreements of 1MDB.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

14 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

13 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB-Tanore trial: Star witness Jasmine Loo now under custody of law enforcement authoritiesThe star witness of the 1MDB-Tanore trial, former 1MDB general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, who evaded the press on Tuesday in her first public appearance since returning to Malaysia last year, has been placed under the custody of law enforcement authorities, her lawyer confirmed.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

13 Feb 2024, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

16 Aug 2023, 08:00 am

BNM stopped 1MDB from taking on more debt of RM5b in 2014, says ZetiFormer Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the central bank stopped heavily indebted 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) from a “grand scheme” in 2014 to borrow even more money — to the tune of RM4.9 billion — from foreign offshore sources. This was especially since 1MDB was still unable to provide any information in 2014 on what funds were invested overseas, because "there were none".

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

16 Aug 2023, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

14 Aug 2023, 08:00 am

Zeti says husband alerted Singaporean authorities about 1MDB-linked funds held by his firmFormer Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the High Court that her husband Datuk Tawfiq Ayman, who ran an asset management company in Singapore, had himself alerted Singaporean authorities via a letter about the US$15.4 million (RM71 million) of funds linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) held by the firm.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

14 Aug 2023, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

27 Jul 2023, 08:00 am

Zeti claims Bank Negara only knew about three Arab donations to Najib after AmBank raidFormer governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the High Court that she was not aware of three letters issued by Saud Abdulaziz Majid AL Saud in relation to donations made to Datuk Seri Najib Razak until a raid at AmBank’s headquarters in July 2015.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

27 Jul 2023, 08:00 am

1MDB Watch

27 Jul 2023, 08:00 am

Zeti: AGC decided against 1MDB charges despite damning evidence by task forceFormer Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz told the High Court in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB-Tanore) trial that in 2015, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) under Tan Sri Apandi Ali had decided against pressing charges against 1MDB and individuals involved, despite being recommended to do so by a multi-agency task force set up to investigate the fund.

By Timothy Achariam, Tarani Palani & Hafiz Yatim / theedgemalaysia.com

27 Jul 2023, 08:00 am

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