Najib withdraws appeal over legal bid to attend Parliament

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeal to the Court of Appeal for leave to commence a legal challenge over the Prisons Department’s refusal to allow his request to attend Parliament sittings. The notice of discontinuance of the appeal was filed on July 12 by Messrs Shafee & Co, the legal...

Bank Negara never told of three Arab donation letters addressed to Najib, says Zeti

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia was never made aware about three letters regarding Arab donation from an individual alleged to be a member of the Saudi royal family and which were addressed to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the High Court was told on Thursday (July 27). Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri...

1MDB trial: Former Bank Negara governor Zeti arrives as prosecution witness

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz has been seen entering the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex here for the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MBD) trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak. She is expected to testify against the former prime minister as a prosecution witness in the trial on Wednesday (July 26). Zeti's...

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review 1MDB graft conviction

Malaysia's top court on Friday (March 31) dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib's judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict. Najib was jailed last year after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld a guilty verdict and 12-year prison...

MOH Releases Statement On Najib’s Health; Was Daughter Yana Lying?

  There’s been some talks about VIPs getting special treatments. It’s completely understandable for people to think so because of who these VIPs are and it’s hard not to think that people might treat them differently without even realising. Recently, netizens speculated that Siti Nurhaliza’s daughter was receiving special treatment at school to which she denied. Another VIP that...

Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib needs ‘proper’ medical care, says daughter

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's daughter on Monday (Sept 12) called for "proper" medical care for her jailed father, three weeks into a 12-year sentence he is serving for corruption. Malaysia's top court on Aug 23 rejected an appeal by Najib, 69, to set aside his conviction on graft and money laundering charges in a case...

1MDB scandal: Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib asks chief justice to recuse herself from appeal panel

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday (Aug 23) asked the chief justice to recuse herself from a panel presiding over his final appeal to set aside a corruption conviction and 12-year jail sentence over a case linked to the 1MDB financial scandal. The move is seen as the latest bid by Najib to forestall...

With appeal court verdict looming, Malaysia’s Najib seeks entry of new 1MDB evidence ‘for justice to be done’

Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak has sought to introduce fresh evidence in one of the criminal cases linking him to the 1MDB financial scandal , days before an appellate court was to rule on whether to uphold a guilty verdict that sentenced him to a 12-year jail term. The development ahead of the Dec 8 Court...

In Malaysia, Najib Razak’s comeback hopes gain steam as rivals falter in Malacca state polls

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...

Malaysians get a taste for Super Ring after Najib’s cheesy joke backfires

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...