News about 1MDB

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) had told his special officer and fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, aka Jho Low, to cut infrastructure deals involving rail and gas pipelines with China's state-owned enterprises to bail 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) out of its mounting debts, said a key witness in the 1MDB-Tanore trial today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): The High Court was told today that no one in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) dare to question Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) regarding the source of funds received by him when he was the most powerful person in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Prosecution witness Datuk Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin (pictured, left) told the High Court here today that Datuk Seri Najib Razak had in 2016 assigned him to meet Mubadala Investment Co group CEO Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak to settle the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) dispute outside the International Court of Arbitration.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): At least two overseas bank accounts were opened and managed by Low Taek Jho to place political funds on behalf of Datuk Seri Najib Razak to help Barisan Nasional win Penang in the 13th General Election (GE13), the High Court was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Yayasan Permata, the brainchild of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, has agreed to forfeit RM4.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): If fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (also known as Jho Low) was the “unofficial adviser” to Datuk Sri Najib Razak, the late Datuk Azlin Alias, who died in a helicopter crash in April 2015, and Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin would be the sidekicks of the former prime minister in handling 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) affairs.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 4): Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho explained the formation of Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) to former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak's aide by scribbling on a whiteboard in his apartment kitchen here.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): Datuk Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin, a prosecution witness in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) trial, claimed today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho had manipulated those around him with regards to 1MDB matters.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, who has been described as Datuk Seri Najib Razak's close aide, was capable of influencing government bodies and international banks to conduct actions that fit his purpose.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 3): The late Datuk Azlin Alias, who was the lead person appointed by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to manage 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), was shocked to learn about the misappropriation of RM2.