US charges Jho Low, rapper with back-channel lobbying to drop 1MDB probe, extradite Chinese dissident from US

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Penang-born fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) (pictured) and rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel were on Thursday charged in the US District of Columbia with orchestrating an unregistered, back-channel campaign in 2017 linked to former US president Donald Trump to have investigations related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) be dropped, and to send a Chinese dissident back to China.

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Banking on heritage

If the allure of the famed Baba Nyonya heritage is still alien to you, check out the Melaka branch of the OCBC Bank, especially on a Wednesday.

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Sufian’s first 100 days at UEM Sunrise

Despite having been in the industry for over 20 years, UEM Sunrise Bhd CEO Sufian Abdullah has experienced a real baptism of fire in dealing with the uncertainties brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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