News about Najib

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer (CEO) Arul Kanda Kandasamy had their pleas taken again before the High Court here yesterday following amendments to the audit tampering charge.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 18): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi are claiming trial on the same day — a first in Malaysian history.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16) : The defence stage of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's SRC International Sdn Bhd case will proceed as scheduled on Dec 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 15): The prosecution, and former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) chief executive officer and president Arul Kanda Kandasamy, who is also the a co-accused in the audit tampering case, today objected to Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's application to postpone the trial, which is scheduled to begin on Monday (Nov 18).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 14): Lawyers for Datuk Seri Najib Razak had yesterday filed a formal written application to the High Court to defer the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial, which will begin next Monday (Nov 18), so they could prepare the former premier's defence for the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial, which will start on Dec 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): The High Court here was told today that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured) had, between April 25, 2012 and June 19, 2013, issued six cheques to Umno Kedah that amounted to RM15 million, a portion of which is alleged to be linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and Tanore Finance Corp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): The High Court here had today adjourned former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's 1MDB-Tanore trial hearing as prosecution witness Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi and lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah (pictured) are ill.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): The 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit tampering trial involving Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and 1MDB former CEO and president Arul Kanda Kandasamy will begin on Monday (Nov 18).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's former media advisor Paul Stadlen has escaped attempts to arrest him in his home country, the United Kingdom, and is believed to be hiding in Israel.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): The evidence adduced by the prosecution in the SRC International Sdn Bhd trial showed the company, set up as a strategic investment vehicle, was also designed for all intents and purposes to be used by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak for his own private advantage, the High Court ruled yesterday.