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Malaysia seeks 10 year-jail terms for 'fake news'

Malaysia'sgovernmenthasproposednewlegislationtocombat"fakenews",withoffendersfacingupto10yearsinprison.UndertheAnti-FakeNewsBill,thoseconvictedofdisseminatingfa

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Malaysia's 1MDB makes full payment to IPIC ahead of deadline

Malaysia'sstate-ownedstrategicinvestmentfund1MalaysiaDevelopmentBhd(1MDB)saidWednesdaythatithasmadefullpaymenttoAbuDhabi'sgovernment-ownedInternationalPetroleum

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Singapore issues more financial bans related to 1MDB scandal

Singapore’scentralbankonTuesdaysaidithadpermanentlybarredYeoJiawei,aformerwealthmanagerofSwissbankBSIinvolvedinbreachesrelatedtoMalaysia’s1MDBfund,frommanagingf

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Malaysia asks Interpol to trace financier linked to 1MDB scandal

MalaysiahasaskedInterpoltotrytolocateaMalaysianfinancierforquestioningoverhissuspectedinvolvementinamulti-billiondollarscandalatstatefund1MalaysiaDevelopmentBer

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Thousands join ‘anti-kleptocracy’ rally in Malaysia to oust PM Najib

ThousandsofprotestersgatheredatanunsanctionedrallyonSaturdaytodemandactionagainstPrimeMinisterNajibRazakoverthemismanagementofbillionsofdollarsbyastatefund.Mala

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Model Miranda Kerr turns in $8.1m in jewelry tied to Malaysia scandal

AustralianmodelMirandaKerrhasturnedover8.1millionUSdollarsworthofjewelrytotheUSJusticeDepartmentfollowingallegationsthattheitemswerelinkedtoamassivemoney-launde

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Singapore fines Credit Suisse, local bank over money laundering

Singapore said Tuesday it had fined Credit Suisse and a local lender for breaches of the city-state's anti-money laundering laws relating to a corruption scandal at Malaysian state fund 1MDB.

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Singapore fines Credit Suisse, local bank over money laundering

SingaporesaidTuesdayithadfinedCreditSuisseandalocallenderforbreachesofthecity-state'santi-moneylaunderinglawsrelatingtoacorruptionscandalatMalaysianstatefund1MD

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Australian police probing 1MDB-linked firms

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday they are working with international law enforcement agencies to investigate companies associated with Malaysia’s scandal-hit sovereign wealth fund.

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Australian police helping with international probe on Malaysian state investor 1MDB

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Tuesday (Jan 10) that they are working with international law enforcement agencies to investigate companies associated with Malaysia's scandal-hit sovereign wealth fund.

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Singaporean court convicts private banker in 1MDB money laundering case

​Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, a former BSI SA private banker, became the second person to be convicted in Singapore’s probe into alleged money laundering linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

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We're not done: Singapore preparing to ‘name and shame’ banks linked to scandal-hit 1MDB

Singapore’s central bank chief vowed yesterday to name and shame other banks engaged in money-laundering after a scandal involving Malaysian state fund 1MDB hurt the city-state’s financial reputation.

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It’s business as usual for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak amid 1MDB graft scandal

The day US prosecutors alleged massive fraud at a Malaysian state fund, it was business as usual thousands of kilometres away for Prime Minister Najib Razak. Attending an evening feast for thousands of civil servants, he shook hands and posed for selfies.

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Malaysia to cooperate with foreign investigations on state investment fund

The Malaysian government said Thursday that it would fully cooperate with any lawful investigation after U.S. prosecutors moved to seize more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in assets related to Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

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Najib's press secretary says 1MDB probe found no crime, will cooperate with any lawful investigation

The press secretary to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterated on Thursday (July 21) that the Attorney General had found that no crime was committed in a probe into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) but said Malaysia will fully cooperate with any lawful investigation into the debt-ridden state investor.

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US files lawsuit to seize over US$1 billion in assets allegedly stolen from Malaysia’s 1MDB

US federal prosecutors have filed civil lawsuits seeking to seize assets worth more than US$1 billion, allegedly stolen from Malaysian state fund 1MDB, which was overseen by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

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Malaysia’s Mahathir launching party to challenge PM Najib

Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday announced plans for a new party that would join an opposition alliance in a bid to oust the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition led by scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak.