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Jailed former Malaysia premier Najib Razak seeks to serve remaining sentence under house arrest
Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, two months after his graft sentence was halved.
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Ex-Malaysian leader Najib disappointed he wasn’t given a full royal pardon for 12-year graft term
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Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts
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Malaysia’s Appeals Court upholds Najib’s acquittal in one of his 1MDB trial
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Malaysia’s top court refuses ex-PM Najib’s bid for review
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Jailed Malaysia ex-PM Najib acquitted in latest 1MDB trial
Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been acquitted in the latest trial in response to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund.
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Documents show big foreign gov’t spending at Trump hotel
The Trump hotel in Washington took in more than $750,000 from six foreign governments at sensitive moments in their U.S. relations, with guests spending as much as $10,000 per room a night.
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Jailed Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib petitions king for pardon
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought a pardon from Malaysia’s king and will remain a lawmaker pending his petition, Parliament’s speaker said Monday.
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Malaysia ex-PM’s wife seeks to remove judge ahead of verdict
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The wife of jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has sought to remove the judge set to deliver a verdict in her graft trial Thursday, citing a loss of confidence after an alleged guilty judgment was leaked online.
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Malaysia court slams leak of alleged verdict of ex-PM’s wife
Malaysia’s top court has condemned as a deliberate smear attempt the leaking of the alleged verdict against the wife of jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak.
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Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib returns to court for 1MDB trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Jailed Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak returned to court Thursday for a second corruption trial over the pilfering of the 1MDB state fund, two days after he began a 12-year prison term for graft.
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Supporters of jailed ex-PM Najib rally for royal pardon
Supporters of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak are calling for royal intervention a day after he began a 12-year jail term.
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Jailed Najib fell mightily from peak of Malaysian politics
Najib Razak is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison -- a mighty fall for a politician whose father and uncle were also prime ministers.
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Malaysia ex-PM Najib goes to jail after losing graft appeal
Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and sentence.
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Malaysia top court rebuffs bid to delay ex-PM’s final appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court on Thursday refused to allow ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new lawyer to withdraw from his graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, preventing a possible delay in his final appeal.
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Top Malaysian court orders ex-PM Najib to begin final appeal
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday to begin his final appeal in two days after rejecting his request that it throw out his graft conviction and 12-year sentence over alleged judicial bias.
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Malaysia ex-PM begins final bid to toss out graft conviction
Malaysia’s top court has begun hearing a final appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to toss out his graft conviction linked to the massive looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund.
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Malaysia lawyers protest probe of judge who convicted ex-PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers staged a protest Friday to condemn the anti-graft agency’s unprecedented probe of a senior judge who convicted former Prime Minister Najib Razak, calling it a threat to judicial independence.
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Malaysian court upholds ex-premier Najib’s graft conviction
Malaysia’s Appeal Court has upheld the conviction and 12-year jail sentence of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in 2018.
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Malaysian PM’s party wins landslide victory in state polls
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Malay party has won a landslide victory in a state election, defeating its allies in the ruling coalition as well as the opposition ahead of national polls.
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Malaysia ex-PM Najib defends asking for $24M property gift
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A surprising disclosure in Malaysian Parliament that former Prime Minister Najib Razak has asked to be given a house and land estimated to be worth 100 million ringgit ($24 million) despite his graft conviction has sparked fierce reactions.
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Malaysia’s 1MDB, former unit file suits to recover $23 bln
Malaysia’s finance ministry says the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB and a former subsidiary have filed 22 lawsuits to recover assets worth over $23 billion from various institutions and individuals. 1MDB was set up by former Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2009 but it accumulated billions in debts and spa
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib vows to fight bankruptcy over tax bill
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak said he has received a bankruptcy notice for failing to pay $411 million in taxes, slamming it as a political move to wreck his career.
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib appeals graft conviction in 1MDB saga
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Monday began hearing an appeal by ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to overturn his conviction and 12-year jail sentence linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in 2018.
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Malaysia ex-PM’s wife ordered to make defense in graft trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court Thursday ordered the wife of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter her defense in a corruption trial linked to a 1.25 billion ringgit ($310 million) solar energy project.
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib given 12 years in jail in 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty in the first of several corruption trials linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his gove
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A timeline of events in the downfall of Malaysia’s ex-leader
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A massive financial scandal linked to the 1MDB wealth sovereign fund helped sink former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s political career and ended the six-decade rule of his coalition in 2018 national elections.
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib ordered to enter defense in 1MDB case
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian judge on Monday ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter a defense at his first corruption trial linked to the multibillion-dollar looting at the 1MDB state investment fund that helped spur his shocking election ouster last year.
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Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives on Monday for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB.
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AP Interview: Malaysia’s Mahathir aims to scrap China deals
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is looking to cancel multibillion-dollar Chinese-backed infrastructure projects signed by the previous scandal-tainted government as it digs itself out of debt, Malaysia’s prime minister said Monday during an extensive interview in which he also blasted Myanmar’s
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Ex-Malaysia leader Najib charged with breach of trust, graft
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged Wednesday with criminal breach of trust and corruption, two months after a multibillion-dollar graft scandal at a state investment fund led to his stunning election defeat.
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The Latest: Ex-Malaysia leader pleads not guilty, seeks bail
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Former Malaysian leader arrested, to be charged with graft
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested Tuesday by anti-graft investigators and will be charged over his alleged role in the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund, officials said.
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The Latest: Malaysia gov’t confirms arrest of ex-PM Najib
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Wife of ex-Malaysia PM questioned, new graft scandal unfolds
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Anti-corruption investigators questioned the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday about alleged theft and money-laundering involving the 1MDB state investment fund, as officials announced a probe into other suspicious multibillion-dollar transa
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