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PETALING JAYA (Dec 18): The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) named former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak as a recipient of kickbacks from bonds raised by former Goldman Sachs executive Tim Leissner for 1MDB, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 18): The High Court here today has vacated the January and February trial dates of Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah's International Petroleum International Corp (IPIC) case.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak maintained his position that despite his agreement to a suggestion that the Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) extends a RM2 billion loan to SRC International Sdn Bhd, the decision still lies with KWAP's investment board on whether to approve or reject the loan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): AMMB Holdings Bhd (AmBank Group) and its subsidiary AmBank Islamic Bhd have appointed solicitors to fight the suit filed by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak, in relation to the handling of his current accounts with AmBank Islamic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has filed a suit against AmBank Islamic Bhd, AMMB Holdings Bhd and AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu Ging Ping in relation to the accounts under the former premier's name, which were utilised for the purpose of diverting funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 10): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today explained, on the witness stand at the High Court, that his close to a half million ringgit Chanel watch purchase for his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor was for her birthday and as a means to make up for cutting short their family holiday in Honolulu in the United States.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said he was shocked to learn that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho — better known as Jho Low — was dealing with AmBank on the management of his personal accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak told the High Court today that his principal private secretary, the late Datuk Azlin Alias, informed him in 2014 that he would receive further donations in foreign funds from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in addition to US$800 million purportedly gifted by the monarch in early 2013.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 9): Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak today denied that he had abused his power as a civil servant, regarding the two government guarantees (GGs) given to SRC International Sdn Bhd on Aug 17, 2011 and Feb 8, 2012 by the Cabinet.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 6): Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz had filed for representation in a bid to have charges amounting to US$248 million (RM1.