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Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak speaks to the media outside a court in Putrajaya.
Hard Numbers: Najib pardon mulled, Angola counts votes, Taiwan ups defense budget, Sardinia woos you
12: Malaysia's highly influential ex-PM Mahathir Mohamed says the king will likely pardon Najib Razak, the disgraced former prime minister who this week began serving a 12-year prison term over corruption related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Not good when you're trying to show you're serious about punishing graft.
51: With almost all ballots counted, the ruling MPLA party has won 51% of the vote in Angola's most competitive election since independence. That's a seven-point lead over the opposition UNITA party, which is crying fraud and will likely contest the result in court.
19.41 billion: Taiwan plans to boost defense spending by 13.9% next year to a record $19.41 billion. China is getting increasingly bold in its military moves to intimidate the self-governing island following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taipei.
15,000: Sardinia is offering 15,000 euros ($14,960) for people to move to the sun-soaked Italian island, famous for its pristine coastline, donkeys, and breads. But there's a catch: you'll have to live in a small town, use half of the money to buy or renovate a home, and become a full-time resident. Totally worth it, if you ask this Signalista.Najib gets court warning over Facebook post
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia's High Court yesterday issued a stern warning to Najib Razak over his Facebook post on former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz, an upcoming witness in his graft trial.
Malaysia's court issues stern warning to ex-PM Najib over post on trial witness
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A Malaysian High Court on Thursday (Jan 7) issued a stern warning to former prime minister Najib Razak over his Facebook post on former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz.
Tun Rahah, widow of Malaysia's second PM and mother of ex-PM Najib to be accorded state funeral
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The late Tun Rahah Mohd Noah, widow of second prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein will be accorded a state funeral and buried at the National Heroes Mausoleum within the grounds of the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Dec 19).
Malaysia's fugitive businessman Jho Low says 1MDB millions taken by him were 'loans'
KUALA LUMPUR - Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho has claimed that millions of dollars siphoned from 1MDB, Malaysia's debt-ridden state fund, were merely "loans" to him.
1MDB trial adjourned as Najib in quarantine after travelling to coronavirus hot spot Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) - Najib Razak's 1MDB trial was delayed as the former Malaysian premier is in quarantine after travelling to the Borneo state of Sabah, a new hotspot for the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Malaysia's ex-premier Najib loses suit against bank, former officer in case related to 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) -A former bank officer together with AmBank Islamic and AMMB Holdings have successfully struck out a suit filed by former prime minister Najib Razak over allegations of mishandling his bank accounts.
Rosmah spent $33k a month to protect her public image: Ex-aide
KUALA LUMPUR • A former aide to the wife of former Malaysian premier Najib Razak told a court yesterday that he received RM100,000 (S$32,800) a month from Rosmah Mansor in 2012 to pay a team of "cyber troopers" to monitor content on social media and defend her from online attacks.