Tag: kleptocracy
Mahathir helped tycoons in 1997 financial crisis to prevent Malaysia from going bust
In a sarcastic blog entry, Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he helped tycoons in the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis to prevent...
Pakatan veteran accuses PM Mahathir of authoritarianism
With continued attacks on all sides against Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for his talks of the revival of the much-alienated goods and...
Najib deputy facing highest number of charges in Malaysia
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak's deputy, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi claimed trial to seven new charges of corruption involving S$4.24mil (about RM12.92mil) yesterday.
He is now...
Malaysian court delays Goldman case on 1MDB fund theft
The Malaysian case against Goldman Sachs on charges the US investment bank stole huge sums from the country's 1MDB state fund was postponed Monday...
‘The unimaginable’ kleptocracy
It has been 60 years since we unshackled ourselves from the regime of colonialism, yet we - the people - are still under occupation.
We are...
HK regulator fines 1MDB linked bank while Najib suing Pua
The Financial Times said Hong Kong’s banking regulator has fined the local branch of private bank Coutts HK$7m ($901,000) for breaking anti-money laundering regulations.
The...