KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy has told the High Court here that he met fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, in Abu Dhabi, four years before he joined the company. The first defendant was responding to a question from 1MDB's counsel Datuk Lim Chee Wee during...
PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak told the High Court that he sought Low Taek Jho's assistance for dealings in China in 2016 despite the fugitive businessman's bad reputation due to the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. Najib had earlier testified that he sent his former special officer Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin to China on a trip...
PUTRAJAYA: Despite his extensive experience in governance and quality education, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak admitted in the High Court that he made decisions on government-related measures with full awareness but sometimes miscalculated the impact. The 71-year-old former prime minister said mistakes could happen if a matter was misrepresented, or he was misinformed or misled. Najib, who...
KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, may be hiding in Myanmar under the protection of its military generals, says lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. According to Sinar Daily, the defence attorney of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said rumours of Jho Low's whereabouts initially pointed to Dubai,...
KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, may be hiding in Myanmar under the protection of its military generals, says lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. According to Sinar Daily, the defence attorney of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said rumours of Jho Low's whereabouts initially pointed to Dubai,...
NEW YORK: Low Taek Jho, the alleged mastermind of the looting of Malaysia’s 1MDB fund, was ordered to forfeit a trio of "flawless” diamonds he bought for his mother that were from the jeweler who’s designed for celebrities like Beyonce and Adele. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday ordered the fugitive Malaysian financier, known...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here was told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak never directed 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) to transfer US$1.03bil to a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) senior officer Nur Aida Arifin said 1MDB’s top management was responsible for the transactions between...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo told the High Court that she became a fugitive for five years after Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, swore to make her life "a living hell" if she returned to Malaysia. In an explosive testimony, the 50th prosecution witness finally told her tale of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan told the High Court here on Tuesday (Feb 13) that she once worked at UBG Berhad, a company owned by fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, with a monthly salary of about RM45,000, including vehicle allowance, fuel allowance, and travel...
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho had ordered one of his close associates to prepare an Arab donation letter to justify monies that were funnelled into Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bank account. Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) general counsel Jasmine Loo testified that she had seen a draft of...
