News about Low Taek Jho

NEW YORK (Nov 2): A three-count criminal indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in the eastern district of New York charging Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and Ng Chong Hwa, also known as Roger Ng, with conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a government strategic investment fund, and conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to various Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): A US federal court has approved the agreement between the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Global One Aviation (Global 5000) Ltd for the sale of the Bombardier Global 5000 jet linked to businessman Low Taek Jho, to ensure the parties' legal rights with respect to the jet are maintained.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Former defence minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has denied claims that he was offering to help find fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho to avoid being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

KUALA LUMPUR (October 8): Burgess has been appointed as the exclusive central agent for the sale of the US$250 million (RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 4): Tan Sri Dr Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) is of the view that investigations against former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had not been completed before he was charged, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): The police will not reveal the whereabouts of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, even if they know it, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim said.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 29): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal is more responsible for bringing down the Barisan Nasional (BN) government in the 14th general election (GE14) than the unpopular goods and services tax (GST), says veteran financial journalist P Gunasegaram.

BEIJING (Aug 21): Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pictured) said today he did not ask Chinese leaders yesterday about Low Taek Jho.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The government is aware of and knows the whereabouts of businessman-turned-fugitive Low Taek Jho (pictured), or better known as Jho Low, who has been linked to the financial troubles at beleaguered 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), according to former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Former Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Hassan Arifin (BN-Rompin) told Parliament yesterday that he did not summon Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low to explain issues concerning 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), as he did not find it necessary.