News about 1Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): The High Court today ruled that the Malaysia Institute of Accountants’ (MIA) Disciplinary Committee cannot make public the findings of its investigations on Deloitte PLT partner Ng Yee Hong in relation to his audit of 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) accounts for 2013 and 2014.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) has come under attack from opposition party MCA over delayed payments to contractors involved in the Rumah Mesra Rakyat 1Malaysia (RMR1M) projects, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), has denied receiving US$1 million from former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner in relation to the issuance of the US$1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi said the initial public offering (IPO) of 1MDB Energy in 2015 could have been successful, if not for the negative publicity spread by the Opposition at the time.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The involvement of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) in 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) had to be kept under wraps, as there were people within Umno who were unhappy with his direct access to Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured), the High Court was told.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi concedes before the High Court today that the beleaguered state-owned fund was not the ‘baby’ of Datuk Seri Najib Razak as its inception was not mooted by the former prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi, former CEO of Terengganu Investment Authority Bhd (TIA) and then 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), agreed with the defence’s suggestion that he does not blame former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for trusting fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and Casey Tang Keng Chee, which was former 1MDB executive director of business development.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Barisan Nasional lawmaker Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan has denied receving money from strategic development company 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The High Court has maintained the dates set for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) president and CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy's trial relating to the alleged tampering of the troubled fund's audit report.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has issued compound notices to 80 individuals and entities believed to have received funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) totalling up to RM420 million.