Scandal
Goldman Sachs, the 149-year-old American investment bank, raised nearly US$6.5 billion in three bond sales between 2012 and 2013 for 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). More than US$2.5 billion raised from these bonds was misappropriated by high-level 1MDB officials, their relatives and associates, according to U.S. Department of Justice civil lawsuits filed in a U.S. court […]
... written on Nov 02 2018Jamal Khashoggi’s body has yet to be found. There is a chance that it would never be discovered for obvious reason. Saudi Arabia has refused to reveal the location of the journalist’s body despite demands from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. To disclose the location of the body would unveil the brutality of Saudi Crown […]
... written on Nov 01 2018Whenever you hear a powerful UMNO warlord from the “north” is involved in some sort of sex scandal, you can bet your last penny the pervert has to be Shahidan Kassim. Formerly Mentri Besar (Chief MInister) of Perlis state, he has finally stepped forward and publicly admitted to being investigated for allegedly sexually harassing a […]
... written on Nov 01 2018Tommy Thomas was initially rejected as Malaysia’s next Attorney General when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad proposed his name. Even the “Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V (the King)” disagreed with the appointment of the senior lawyer as the country’s top legal adviser. The excuse – not only he isn’t a Malay-Muslim but an ethnic-Indian, he […]
... written on Oct 31 2018Angela Merkel, who has been Chancellor since 2005, announced on Monday that she would not seek re-election when her term expires in 2021. She said – “This fourth term is my last term as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the next Bundestag election in 2021, I will not run again as Chancellor. […]
... written on Oct 29 2018The interview started with a warm-up question – why did the people of Malaysia decide they wanted a change after 6-decade under Barisan Nasional government. Najib responded by claiming that his regime lost because of first, false promises by the opposition and second, propaganda war unleashed. Perhaps Najib thought Mary Ann Jolley would move on […]
... written on Oct 29 2018Najib Razak appears to be a step closer to spending years in prison. The ex-prime minister has consistently denied any wrongdoing since the 1MDB scandal erupted in 2015. He has claimed the US$681 million (popularly known by Malaysians as RM2.6 billion) deposited in his personal bank account were a donation from a Saudi royal, refuting […]
... written on Oct 27 2018Former premier Najib Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were jointly charged with six counts of Criminal Breach of Trust (CBT) involving government funds worth RM6.6 billion yesterday. They were alleged to have committed the offences between Dec 2016 and Dec 2017. Interestingly, both individuals, including their lawyers, think the charges were amusing. […]
... written on Oct 26 2018Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday there was evidence to show that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a “cruel, violent murder.” Coming from the mouth of Erdogan, the leader of the second-largest military force in NATO (after the U.S.), it speaks volumes the seriousness of the assassination scandal to Saudi […]
... written on Oct 25 2018We know Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was a thug. Not only the Java-migrant was a gangster, he was also a bloody coward mugger. That explains why his family, obviously terrified and panicked after being slapped with 45 charges, had resorted to coaching his own 9-year-old granddaughter Sofee to unleash threats against Mahathir government for locking up […]
... written on Oct 24 2018
