News about Jho Low

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): An affordable housing development project in Ayer Itam, Penang — which used up part of the US$3 billion raised by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) initially intended for the development of the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) — never saw the light of day, the High Court heard today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 8): The Malaysian government, through the Inland Revenue Board (IRB), had filed a RM68 million suit against Jho Low's right-hand man Eric Tan Kim Loong, a.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): Although fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) was the alleged mastermind behind the transfer of millions of ringgit out of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), at the end of the day it was former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) who was the ultimate boss, said former 1MDB CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): Former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) CEO Mohd Hazem Abdul Rahman (pictured) seemed to be non-committal about putting the blame on Goldman Sachs and his predecessor Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi with regard to the issues surrounding the controversial fund's acquisition of Mastika Lagenda Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): The prosecution in the forfeiture case on Tan Sri Larry Low Hock Peng (pictured), father of missing businessman Jho Low, told the High Court that they intend to amend the notice of motion to forfeit close to RM49 million cash assets he held in seven bank accounts nationwide.

PUTRAJAYA (Dec 2): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) has stated 307 reasons in his petition of appeal to set aside his conviction and sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case Among others, he claimed that the trial judge, Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali, was wrong in finding that his action of not returning the RM42 million SRC money was detrimental to his defence.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Low Taek Jho aka Jho Low should not have any fears about returning home to Malaysia if he thinks he is innocent over the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) mega scandal, The Star reported Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador (pictured) saying.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, claimed that Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), the wife of former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, funded her purchase of jewellery worth over US$500 million (RM2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17):  “I don’t believe there’s any wrongdoing,” Low Taek Jho (pictured), the alleged mastermind behind the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scam, was quoted by Qatari state-owned news channel Al Jazeera as claiming in a series of telephone conversations he had with the former Malaysian government, led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

PUTRAJAYA (Nov 3): The Court of Appeal has maintained Nov 26 as the hearing date for Sarawak Report's editor Clare Rewcastle Brown and the publisher of her book's appeal against the High Court decision in allowing Terengganu's Sultanah Nur Zahirah's application of not testifying in court over her defamation suit against them on a book in relation to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).