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Tabung Haji is escalating collection efforts against Saudi property developer Al-Rawda after the company defaulted on a settlement agreement, having paid just 1.6% of a 899 million Saudi riyal arbitration award.
Laos has sentenced 15 provincial officials to various terms in a major corruption case, with 10 receiving life imprisonment. The scheme involved roughly USD 4.8 million flowing through defendants' hands between 2021 and 2024.
Malaysia will lead a new ASEAN training course on recovering criminal assets from corruption cases, drawing on its experience with 1MDB. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission aims to strengthen regional cooperation against graft.
A suspected drug trafficker was arrested in Bera with RM21,500 worth of drugs, leading to a follow-up raid that recovered nearly RM100,000 in cash from his residence.
Malaysia has received USD1.37 billion in assets linked to 1MDB fund misappropriation from the United States, with substantial additional funds and assets remaining frozen or under forfeiture proceedings in America and other countries.
Malaysia's Finance Ministry has defended its use of Asset Recovery Trust Account funds to repay debts linked to 1MDB and SRC International, stating all withdrawals comply with established Trust Directive protocols and authorized purposes.
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated a fresh probe into a US$13 million overseas property acquisition suspected of involving funds diverted from the troubled 1MDB development initiative.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has opened a formal investigation into overseas properties valued at RM59 million with suspected ties to the 1MDB scandal, examining allegations of corruption, money laundering and improper asset transfers.
Malaysia's Deputy Finance Minister has flatly rejected claims that fugitive businessman Jho Low secretly returned to the country last year as part of a Chinese delegation to discuss a settlement over the 1MDB scandal.
Nearly a decade after a major corruption investigation into Sabah's water authority, RM114 million in seized assets continues to be held by anti-corruption authorities, raising questions about case progression.
A former kindergarten teacher has pleaded not guilty to three charges of money laundering involving RM133,550 in cash and gold jewellery allegedly from unlawful activities during the previous year.