Almost immediately after the Malaysian ex-premier Najib Razak and his party were voted out in the 2018 general election on the back of the 1MDB financial scandal, the veteran politician began a campaign to rehabilitate his tattered image. Off went the expensive tailored suits, and in came a new Najib who was frequently spotted hobnobbing with...
What do a cheesy crunchy snack food and a global financial scandal have in common? In Malaysia, it boils down to one man: Najib Razak, the former premier convicted of corruption and abuse of power – and aficionado of the local snack Super Ring, a bright orange cheese powder-dusted snack popular among schoolchildren. Super Ring became strongly...
Najib Razak ’s first 1MDB -linked criminal trial may be done and dusted, but the former Malaysian prime minister faces another cliffhanger. Now he has been convicted and sentenced to jail, albeit with bail pending appeal, the next big question is this: will his long-time allies in the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) stand by him...
A Malaysian court on Wednesday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to settle 1.69 billion ringgit (S$550 million) in unpaid taxes over seven years while he was still in office, according to a report by national newswire Bernama. Defeated in the 2018 general election amid widespread outrage over allegedly rampant graft in his government, Najib is...
As the 1MDB saga continues, a surprise conference that was just held earlier today (8th January 2020) has revealed even more shocking allegations concerning embattled former-Prime Minister Najib Razak, his wife Rosmah Mansor, and step son Riza Aziz, among other members of high-ranking government officials, according to The Star. The conference, which was held by The Malaysian...
The murder of Atlantuya is a national mystery even 13 years after her death due to many famous names being attached to it. In a shocking update, convicted murderer Azilah Hadri made a statement to Malaysiakini admitting that he was instructed by our former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his friend Abdul Razak Baginda to murder Atlantuya. Source:...
