News about 1MDB

KUALA LUMPUR (July 30): Despite a freeze imposed by the Penang state government on transactions involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) Air Itam land in Penang, all 234 acres (94.

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) restructuring efforts had been “sabotaged,” claimed Barisan MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (BN - Pasir Salak) today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): To pay down 1MDB debts held in the US dollar or ringgit, the government will employ soft loans from Japan, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told Parliament today.

PETALING JAYA (July 20): Six police officers were spotted entering former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Taman Duta home this morning, reported Berita Harian.

PETALING JAYA (July 19): The government’s call for tender proposals for the development of Bandar Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur have attracted no suitors so far, said Ministry of Finance (MoF) special officer Tony Pua.

  PETALING JAYA (July 18): A new front into the 1MDB inquiries has opened up.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 17): The light rail transit Line 3 (LRT3) project is a mini 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal due to the opaque nature of the transactions pertaining to the megaproject, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): Defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said his request for a gag order on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's trial is to prevent pre-judgement of the case.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two months ago he was the powerful prime minister of the country.

PUTRAJAYA (July 3): Embattled former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was brought to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here following his arrest at his home in Kuala Lumpur.