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Tag: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)

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Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025Declan Walsh and Tariq PanjaComments Off on Conquering Soccer and Arming Warlords

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign wars.

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Mahathir Mohamad, 99, Reflects on a Contentious Legacy

April 24, 2025Sui-Lee Wee and Chang W. LeeComments Off on Mahathir Mohamad, 99, Reflects on a Contentious Legacy

In his first, 22-year stretch as prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad transformed Malaysia’s economy. But he was also accused of being a strongman and antisemite. In an interview, he offers a self-assessment.

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Malaysia Halves Sentence of Najib Razak, Fallen Ex-Prime Minister

February 2, 2024February 3, 2024Sui-Lee Wee and Tashny SukumaranComments Off on Malaysia Halves Sentence of Najib Razak, Fallen Ex-Prime Minister

His release has been set for August 2028 and his fine reduced to a quarter of its original amount, a move that has drawn criticism from observers and citizens.

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Malaysian Election Adds New Turmoil: Hung Parliament

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022Matt StevensComments Off on Malaysian Election Adds New Turmoil: Hung Parliament

The country has been hit by a series of political shocks in recent years and now confronts the first hung Parliament in its history.

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Your Thursday Briefing: Pakistan, Submerged

September 14, 2022Amelia NierenbergComments Off on Your Thursday Briefing: Pakistan, Submerged

Plus Volodymyr Zelensky visits a reclaimed city and the downfall of Malaysia’s former prime minister.

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Hermès Bags and Millions in Cash: The Fall of Malaysia’s Najib Razak

September 14, 2022RICHARD C. PADDOCKComments Off on Hermès Bags and Millions in Cash: The Fall of Malaysia’s Najib Razak

The former prime minister and his wife were once seen as untouchable. Now, both have been found guilty in connection with the 1MDB financial scandal.

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Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Former Prime Minister, Is Headed to Prison

August 23, 2022RICHARD C. PADDOCKComments Off on Najib Razak, Malaysia’s Former Prime Minister, Is Headed to Prison

Mr. Najib, convicted in a scandal involving the disappearance of billions from the government investment fund known as 1MDB, has exhausted his avenues of appeal.

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Najib Razak, Former Malaysian Leader, Admits Covid ‘Mistake’

March 20, 2021March 21, 2021RICHARD C. PADDOCKComments Off on Najib Razak, Former Malaysian Leader, Admits Covid ‘Mistake’

Najib Razak said he did not register with a phone app, as required, after arriving at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. “I confess,” he wrote on his Facebook page. “I accept both criticism and insight.”

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Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case

October 20, 2020Kenneth P. VogelComments Off on Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case

A former fund-raiser for President Trump admitted to a role in a covert campaign to influence the administration on behalf of Chinese and Malaysian interests.

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Trump Fund-Raiser Elliott Broidy Charged in Lobbying Case

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020Kenneth P. VogelComments Off on Trump Fund-Raiser Elliott Broidy Charged in Lobbying Case

Federal authorities accused him of conspiring to violate lobbying laws in his unsuccessful efforts to resolve an investigation into the embezzlement of the Malaysian investment fund 1MDB.

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