UK law firm declines to respond to affidavit in US$340m 1MDB-linked suit

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 22): The hearing of the government’s forfeiture of US$340 million which allegedly belongs to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) from Saudi national Tarek Obaid and others is set to continue in December after UK law firm Clyde & Co LLP, which is named in the suit, declined to respond to and file affidavits on documents it was served.

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High Court allows prosecution to start impeachment bid on Rosmah

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The High Court on Thursday (Oct 21) allowed the prosecution to commence impeachment proceedings against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), which will see them using her statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about her money-laundering case to grill her over her testimony in the ongoing solar hybrid project graft trial.

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