Sarawak Report editor on Najib trial: Judiciary can perform without gag order
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown disputed Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's argument that a gag order is necessary to ensure his fair trial.
A-G defends Sitpah's appointment to claim RM1b Equanimity on 1MDB's behalf
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): Attorney-General Tommy Thomas has defended the appointment of Sitpah Selvaratnam, a senior shipping and maritime lawyer in his former law firm, to handle the government's claim of Equanimity, a RM1 billion super yacht that was bought using funds allegedly siphoned from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
1MDB still owns Air Itam land, says Penang CM
PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is still the registered owner of 234 acres of land in Air Itam, Penang, even after it was sold to another company as the transfer of ownership is incomplete, reported the Malay Mail.
1MDB claims ownership of super yacht Equanimity
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Strategic investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has laid claim to the Equanimity super yacht, said to be bought using monies misappropriated from 1MDB, when it finally arrived on Malaysian shores yesterday afternoon at Pulau Indah, Selangor.
Dear ex-PM, here is how 1MDB money was used to buy Equanimity
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 8): Super yacht Equanimity (pictured) of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) fame, was bought using four tranches of funds totalling US$262.
Equanimity owner to be determined within 9 months
KLANG (August 7): The 1MDB legal team appointed to represent both the investment firm and Putrajaya by the Attorney-General’s Chambers said the timeline of determining the owner of the Equanimity is six to nine months.
Malaysia’s seizure of Equanimity in violation of two court orders, say owners
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): Owners of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB)-linked superyacht Equanimity have claimed its seizure by the Malaysian government today is “in direct violation of an existing Indonesian court decision and an order of the US court”.
MACC summons Najib for another round of questioning
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) at 4.
Najib not keen on sale of yacht, says should focus on IPIC settlement
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) is more interested in the settlement amount owed to Abu Dhabi-based International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) instead of the sale of the controversial super yacht Equanimity.
‘Equanimity must be sold to get something back for Malaysians’
KUALA LUMPUR (August 7): The federal government will eventually dispose of the Equanimity super yacht, which has been linked to funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
