Malaysia 1MDB scandal: watchdog warns of protests over leniency for Najib and ‘political elite’
Najib’s fine was also slashed to 50 million ringgit (US$10.5 million) from 210 million ringgit.
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Mystery deepens in Malaysia as wife of Sarawak’s Taib Mahmud denies taking him from hospital against doctor’s advice
Posts of a police report believed to have been filed by Taib’s doctor were widely shared on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Reddit, alleging that his wife, Raghad Kurdi Taib, had removed the 87-year-old from the Normah Medical Specialist Centre in Kuching despite being advised against it on Saturday night.
Malaysia police probe claims ex-Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud was taken from hospital amid legal row
Malaysian police on Monday said they were investigating social media-fuelled claims that former Sarawak governor Taib Mahmud was forcibly taken from hospital against his doctor’s orders, amid an ongoing legal dispute between his Syrian wife and his children over his vast fortune.
Angry Malaysians slam Najib Razak’s 1MDB sentence reduction: ‘a travesty of justice’
After a week of rumours, the Pardons Board on Friday said Najib, 70, will be freed in August 2028 after his jail term was slashed, as one of the final acts in office of King Sultan Abdullah, who chaired the panel.
Malaysia has a new king, now will politics finally take a back seat?
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, took the throne as Malaysia’s 17th king on Wednesday. A billionaire from wealthy Johor with a penchant for fast cars, helicopters and adventure, his reputation for plain speaking could potentially prove decisive in controlling Malaysia’s bickering politicians.
Malaysia’s anti-corruption net tightens around Anwar’s rivals after decades of bad blood: ‘it’s a smart move’
Now he has to stay the course, analysts and political insiders say, and hope a public frazzled by years of destabilising back-room political manoeuvres – and enraged by corruption – rallies behind his 14-month-old administration.
Malaysia’s new king Sultan Ibrahim ascends to the throne
In a royal blue uniform, with gold-plated sabre in his hand, the 65-year-old monarch arrived in a vintage six-door Mercedes limousine at the national palace for a grand ceremony attended by the country’s nine royal families, political elites and captains of industry.