Scandal
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s wish to fly to Saudi Arabia is over. The Federal Court has today thrown out his final appeal to get back his seized passport so that the former deputy prime minister could depart Malaysia to perform his “Umrah”, also known as “mini Hajj”, in Saudi. The Federal Court is the highest court […]
... written on May 23 2019Hishammuddin Hussein, the cousin of Najib Razak, the former prime minister who faces a total of 42 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of power linked to 1MDB, was once a rising star groomed to become Malaysia’s next leader. After all, he belongs to the “bangsawan class” of politicians or the […]
... written on May 15 2019Najib was practically on cloud nine when he was mobbed by supporters during his campaign in the Semenyih by-election in February. He was advised by his highly-paid marketing guru to visit budget-friendly places like Giant hypermarket. His “Malu Apa Bossku (Why The Shame, Boss)” campaign was a success. For a while, he looked invincible and […]
... written on May 12 20191MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad) was an incredibly complicated and sophisticated Ponzi scheme, a scam spanning across continents – involving Malaysia, Singapore, Luxembourg, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and United States. It was so massive and scandalous that former US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions called it “the kleptocracy at its worst.” The US Department of Justice investigation […]
... written on May 09 2019Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim should have kept his mouth shut and let the 93-year-old Mahathir completes his premiership. It would be easier to intimidate PM-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim than PM Mahathir Mohamad, the old political “war horse”. The junior should know that the old man thrives when challenged, especially from the monarchy. […]
... written on May 07 2019For a while, people found comfort in Sultan Ibrahim of Johor as the monarch stepped forward to become the hero against tyrants like PM Najib Razak and extreme organizations like JAKIM. Before the notorious Jakim could strike, the sultan had declared that Christmas festival can be celebrated. During the Red Shirts rally, the sultan ordered (Johorean) racists […]
... written on May 05 2019On May 12, 2018, less than 3 days after the stunning defeat of the Barisan Nasional government, an angry crowd of about 100 descended to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah airport in Subang (popularly known as the Subang Airport) after reports exploded that former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor were about […]
... written on May 03 2019There’s a piece of good news for former Prime Minister Najib Razak. His soon-to-be life in prison might not be so boring and dull after all. Another potential inmate could be on his way to accompany him, allowing the crooks to share the good old days where they happily plunder and rape the national coffers […]
... written on May 02 2019In the first week of Najib Razak’s trial, his team of legal eagles tried to paint a picture that their client, former prime minister as well as finance minister, was the “victim” in money laundering and criminal breach of trust (CBT) of over RM42 million belonging to former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) subsidiary SRC International […]
... written on Apr 30 2019The U.S.-DOJ investigation results show that over US$4.5 billion was misappropriated from the 1MDB fund, with some of the money used to buy the private jet, a super yacht, Picasso paintings, jewellery and real estate. In Dec 2017, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the multi-billion dollar corruption scandal as the worst form of kleptocracy. […]
... written on Apr 25 2019
