Trump grants pardon to Jho Low's associate Elliot Broidy

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 21): US President Donald Trump (pictured) has granted a full pardon to Elliot Broidy, who was convicted last year on a conspiracy to lobby on behalf of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low, as he is better known, who was described by investigators as the mastermind behind the massive financial fraud at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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YTL Hotels expands Ritz-Carlton portfolio in Japan

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): YTL Corp Bhd’s operating unit YTL Hotels has expanded the Ritz-Carlton Reserve portfolio with the opening of Japan's 50-room Higashiyama Niseko Village resort (pictured), which is the first Japanese Ritz-Carlton Reserve and YTL Hotels' fifth destination in Niseko Village, according to a news report by CLAD.

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