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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak in 2022 after losing his final appeal in a corruption case.

Disgraced former Malaysian leader loses bid to end case

A judge in Kuala Lumpur has ruled there is enough evidence for another case against jailed corrupt politician Najib Razak.

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak refutes suggestions he sought to silence Sirul Azhar Umar.

Malaysia should push to extradite hitman home from Australia: jailed ex-PM

Serving his own sentence for corruption, Najib Razak has weighed in on the release of Sirul Azhar Umar following the High Court’s ruling against indefinite detention.

  • Chris Barrett
Najib Razak waves to supporters as he arrives at court for his final appeal in August.

From prison, Najib’s shadow lingers over unpredictable polls

As his oldest son makes his election debut, the former Malaysian prime minister jailed for corruption still looms large.

  • Chris Barrett
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, centre, last week.

Malaysia’s Najib begins jail sentence in case linked to tiaras and Hollywood

The former Malaysian prime minister failed in his last-minute bids to have his 12-year prison sentence thrown out.

  • Chris Barrett
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, arrives at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, this week.

In week of heat on former PMs, Malaysia’s Najib fights to stay out of jail

The former prime minister is trying to get the country’s highest court to overturn his 12-year prison sentence, without much success.

  • Chris Barrett
Jho Low and Leonardo Dicaprio at the premier of The Wolf of Wall Street.

Suitcases of cash, diamond tiaras and Hollywood: What is the 1MDB scandal?

A former Malaysian prime minister remains the only person sentenced to jail in what has been called one of the world’s biggest and most lurid corruption cases.

  • Michelle Griffin
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Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, set up the 1MDB sovereign fund.

‘National embarrassment’: Malaysian ex-PM loses appeal over role in $6.3 billion corruption scandal

Najib Razak still faces 12 years’ jail for his part in one of the world’s worst fraud cases, 1MBD.

  • Chris Barrett
ANZ’s senior executive Richard Moscati has been named in an indictment over alleged criminal cartel activity.

ANZ takes $212m profit hit after Malaysian corruption settlement

ANZ’s Malaysian bank has been fined $900 million fine for failing to prevent one of the largest global corruption scandals, causing a hit to profits for the big four bank.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Anwar Ibrahim, founder and president of the People's Justice Party, wants to be prime minister of Malaysia.

Malaysian PM hangs on as Anwar's chance slips away, for now

Anwar's been jockeying for Malaysia's top job for two decades but his latest hopes have been dashed as his opponents unite to tackle coronavirus.

  • James Massola
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Najib was convicted Tuesday of crimes involving the multibillion-dollar looting of a Malaysian state investment fund that brought down his government in a shocking election ouster two years ago.(Fazry Ismail/Pool Photo via AP)

Najib sentenced to 12 years in prison over corruption in first 1MDB trial

It relates to the case involving 42 million ringgit ($14 million) of funds deposited in his personal accounts.

  • Hadi Azmi and Anisah Shukry

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