Two days after the arrest of the former Batu Kawan Umno vice-chief, who was scheduled to meet agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on 1Malaysia Development Bhd, the FBI has started investigations into allegations of money-laundering, The Wall Street Journal reports today. The FBI’s probe was the latest international investigation centred on 1MDB, […]

Malaysian police have arrested a former ruling party official who has travelled the globe to highlight corruption allegations against Prime Minister Najib Razak, his lawyer said Saturday, accusing the government of seeking to silence the whistleblower. Khairuddin Abu Hassan was arrested by police Friday after he was stopped from leaving for the United States where […]

Gerakan Youth has accused the prime minister of “playing a racial game”, after Datuk Seri Najib Razak Malaysia Prime minister justified the September 16 “red shirt” rally on the grounds that Malays were defending their dignity and the country’s leadership. The wing’s deputy chief Andy Yong said Najib’s comments would stir more racial tension in […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 ― Thailand’s former foreign minister Kasit Piromya warned Malaysians today of the dangers in playing the racial card when holding street demonstrations, saying an ethnic sectarian affair spelled disaster not only for Malaysia but the entire Southeast Asian region. Commenting on the pro-Malay rally Merah169 on Malaysia Day earlier this week, […]

Prime Minister Najib Razak will be questioned about a donation of $700 million originating from the Middle East, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said Wednesday. after leaked documents in July showed he received some US$700 million in his private accounts from entities linked to indebted state fund 1MDB…The agency managed to trace the source of the […]