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Wary of a debt trap, Malaysia’s government has backed out of three China-funded infrastructure projects
The projects, which are part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, were greenlit in 2016 by Najib…
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Investigators believe they have finally cracked Malaysia Airlines MH370 mystery
One of the most shocking conclusions was that the pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, had carefully…
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak charged in connection with multibillion dollar scandal
Najib lost his bid for re-election after being tainted by a financial scandal that saw billions of …
Tara Francis Chan
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Malaysian officials are investigating whether disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak inappropriately used Chinese cash to repay state debts
Malaysian officials told The Journal they are zeroing in on a $2.5 billion agreement signed in 2016…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Police found $28.6 million-worth of cash sitting in an empty apartment linked to Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak
Najib lost a national election earlier this month in a dramatic turn of events which led to the fir…
Tara Francis Chan
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India and Malaysia all set for a bilateral cooperation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak have talked about bila…
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The curious case of MH370! 5 things we know and don't know about it
Below are key things we know, and still don't know about the mysterious case of MH370. We know: We …
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Malaysia PM Calls For Real-time Aircraft Tracking, Other Measures To Prevent Another MH370-like Mishap
"One of the most astonishing things about this tragedy is the revelation that an airliner (of) the …
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Kim Kardashian once won trash bags full of hundred dollar bills worth $350,000 after playing baccarat with the man accused of stealing more than $4.5 billion from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund
Kim Kardashian had to store her winnings in her carry-on bag on a Southwest Airlines flight back to…
Lloyd Lee
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Prison was 'brutal and distressing' says ex-Goldman Sachs banker who was locked up in Malaysia over the 1MDB scandal
Roger Ng is now seeking clemency in the US, where authorities convicted him of bribery and money la…
Huileng Tan
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Malaysia's former prime minister is appealing his conviction for his involvement in the 1MDB financial scandal
Razak claims he was "misled" by his 1MDB partner Jho Low.
Julie Gerstein
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Police seized 72 designer handbags stuffed with foreign cash from Malaysia's former prime minister as part of investigation into a global financial scandal
The prime minister's popularity started plummeting in 2015 when nearly $700 million from a state in…
Tara Francis Chan
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Malaysia's former prime minister has been arrested in a corruption investigation
The former leader lost a re-election bid earlier this year after facing financial scandals related …
Alexandra Ma
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A day before his arrest, Malaysia's former prime minister swore that $680 million found in his bank account is actually a donation from Saudi Arabia
Najib told Malaysiakini the money was donated for the 2013 election after he met with the late King…
Tara Francis Chan
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Goldman Sachs agrees to pay over $2 billion to the US Justice Department over Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, report says
The settlement, which would avoid a US criminal settlement, could be announced within days, Bloombe…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Police raided 5 properties linked to Malaysia's allegedly corrupt ex-prime minister a week after he was defeated by his former mentor
The searches also occurred at the prime minister's former office and two condominium properties lin…
Tara Francis Chan
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The ousted Malaysian government pressured Air Asia to cancel 120 flights to stop people voting in a historic election
The May 9 election was held for the first time on a Wednesday, drawing criticism that the ruling pa…
Tara Francis Chan
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$273 million-worth of valuables were seized from Malaysia's former prime minister including 567 handbags, 234 pairs of sunglasses, and 12,000 pieces of jewelry
Jewelry, handbags, watches and other items were all seized last month during raids on six propertie…
Tara Francis Chan
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A bullet was sent to the home of Malaysia's top anti-corruption official investigating a former prime minister - and now he's back to finish what he started
He added: "We wanted to bring back money that was stolen back to our country. Instead we were accus…
Tara Francis Chan
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A single tweet shows how Malaysia's politics has turned on its head this year
"The human element shows through very clearly. You have Anwar in his last gasp politically having h…