US DoJ indicts Jho Low, Leissner, Roger Ng over 1MDB

NEW YORK (Nov 2): A three-count criminal indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in the eastern district of New York charging Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and Ng Chong Hwa, also known as Roger Ng, with conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a government strategic investment fund, and conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to various Malaysian and Abu Dhabi officials.

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Hishammuddin denies trying to run from MACC

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Former defence minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has denied claims that he was offering to help find fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho to avoid being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

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Monitor MP's property expansion, says Abu Kassim

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): It is important to monitor the parliamentary members’ property expansion during their tenure in the Parliament said the Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) director-general Tan Sri Abu Kassim Mohamed, reports Sundaily.

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