1MDB Scandal – Page 3 – Asia Times

AT Finance, Malaysia

Najib plays comeback kid as 1MDB trial looms

by Nile Bowie February 5, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Malaysia

No clear line on stalled China-Malaysia railway

by Nile Bowie January 31, 2019February 18, 2020

The US investment bank is under fire for its role in 1MDB. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Malaysia

Goldman Sachs’ apology won’t mitigate 1MDB litigation risk

by Shawn W. Crispin January 17, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia

Hong Kong suffers as Beijing is accused of 1MDB spying

by Frank Chen January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Split screen image of Lee Hsien Loong (R) and his brother Lee Hsien Yang (L). Photo: AFP/Facebook

AT Finance, Australia, Malaysia, Oceania, Singapore

Lee family feud rekindled in Singapore

by Nile Bowie December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the official launching ceremony of the 2019 Proton X70 SUV in Kuala Lumpur on December 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Malaysia, Singapore

Honeymoon wanes on Mahathir’s ‘New Malaysia’

by Nile Bowie December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Goldman Sachs' former CEO Lloyd Blankfein speaks at a State Department event in 2015. The Mahathir government hit the US bank with charges this week over the 1MDB scandal. David Solomon has now taken over as CEO. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia

Malaysia puts Goldman Sachs in the dock

by Nile Bowie December 19, 2018October 22, 2020

The US investment bank is under fire for its role in 1MDB. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Malaysia will seek $4.5 bn in damages from Goldman Sachs

by Matt Mulberry November 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the International Conference on The Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

AT Finance, Australia, Malaysia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, World

Singapore’s fake news debate wrapped in 1MDB controversy

by Kirsten Han November 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shake hands during joint press remarks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/ Toshifumi Kitamura

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Mahathir leans to Japan and away from China

by Nile Bowie November 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian fugitive financier Jho Low in a file photo. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

US charges widen the net, deepen the intrigue on 1MDB scam

by Matt Mulberry November 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's currency could come under pressure due to higher than previously disclosed public debt and a new expansionary budget. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Confidence test for Malaysia’s topsy-turvy finances

by Nile Bowie November 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad salutes the royal guard of honor during the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, China, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Mahathir puts Saudi Arabia at a diplomatic arm’s length

by Nile Bowie October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's then Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during the launching of the Malaysia world's Digital-Free Trade Zone in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Australia, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore

Unsolved murders coming back to haunt Najib

by Nile Bowie October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Rosmah Mansor (C), wife of former Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak, arrives at Kuala Lumpur High Court on October 4, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP Forum/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, World

Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal ensnares Najib’s wife

by Nile Bowie October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, attends the opening ceremony of the parliament in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Najib stares at jail time as 1MDB charges mount

by Nile Bowie September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) and China's Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R) clap as delegates exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pool/How Wee Young

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Mahathir resets the terms for dealing with China

by Nile Bowie August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The River of Life, one of the most expensive river restoration projects ever undertaken, has transformed the Klang River shoreline in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Keith Schneider

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

River project breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur

by Keith Schneider August 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 11, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

How far will Mahathir push China?

by Nile Bowie July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's then Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during the launching of the Malaysia world's Digital-Free Trade Zone in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2017. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Malaysia’s Najib sought CIA support before election defeat

by Nile Bowie July 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Amar Singh, head of the Malaysian Police's Commercial Crime Investigation Department, shows a picture of seized items while addressing media in Kuala Lumpur on June 27, 2018. Photo: AFP / Mohd Rasfan

AT Finance, Malaysia

Police reveal huge haul of valuables found at Najib homes

by Asia Times staff June 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister and opposition candidate for Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) attends a news conference after general election, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

AT Finance, Malaysia

Can the rest of Asia learn from the elections in Malaysia?

by Marte Hellema June 11, 2018

Newly appointed Malaysian Attorney General Tommy Thomas. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia

The changing face of Malaysian justice

by Nile Bowie June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attends a news conference in Menara Yayasan Selangor, Pataling Jaya, Malaysia May 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia

Could Mahathir’s clean-up spark a financial crisis?

by Nile Bowie May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A ground-up view of skyscrapers in Singapore's downtown district, November 7, 2017. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, World

Singapore: not always as clean as it looks

by Ma Nguyen May 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A construction worker talks on the phone in front of a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 3, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Olivia Harris

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore

Did Singapore’s Straits Times get spun on 1MDB?

by Kirsten Han May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's central bank is trying to protect the ringgit. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Demonetization of the ringgit may be a plausible option

by Sunil Kukreja May 29, 2018

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong signs a guestbook next to Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad prior to their private meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, May 19, 2018. Department of Information via Reuters/Hafiz Itam

AT Finance, Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, World

What Singapore could learn from Malaysia

by Nile Bowie May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives to give a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Putrajaya, Malaysia May 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

AT Finance, Australia, Italy, Malaysia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, World

Malaysians agog as tables turn on Najib

by Nile Bowie May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to the crowds during a rally in a September 15, 1999 file photo. AFP PHOTO/Shamshahrin Shamsudin

AT Finance, Malaysia

Malaysia: ironies, maladies and remedies

by Sunil Kukreja May 18, 2018