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China’s largest oil group CNPC refutes subsidiary’s role in 1MDB money-laundering scandal
By Georgina Lee From South China Morning Post The pipeline project unit of China’s state-owned oil and gas giant says funds from China’s EximBank were paid only to its own bank accounts China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP), a unit of…
Man dies after his smartphone explodes and catches fire in his bedroom
By Chris Smith From BGR Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan died a few days ago after one of his two smartphones exploded while charging in his bedroom and the caught fire. From the available reports, it appears that the initial…
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Jho Low sought refuge in Cayman Islands after 1MDB scandal broke
From The Malaysian Insight AFTER news broke about allegations of large-scale embezzlement in 1Malaysia Development Berhad, one of financier Low Taek Jho’s main concerns was in finding a safe haven, a new cache of leaked emails revealed. One of the…
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Can Malaysia take the lead?
Freedom United have asked our readers to take their Commonwealth campaign to the next level. Will you help them? From Freedom United: Call on the Malaysian Prime Minister, as the future Chair of the Commonwealth, to support the adoption of…
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Support from the stands
By KATHLEEN MICHAEL From the Star It is no secret that Malaysians are very passionate when it comes to supporting their favourite sportsmen during major competitions. Malaysian squash player Low Wee Wern said when the team travels overseas for competitions,…
Scientists hunt down super rare T. Rex ant and are shocked at what they find
By Mike Wehner From BGR In nature, creatures that look ferocious and intimidating oftentimes have personalities to match. So, when researchers finally managed to find an active colony of an ant species with a frightening appearance and a name that…
9 men jailed after stripping down to undies featuring Malaysia’s flag
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable A bunch of Australian dudes have landed themselves in hot water in Malaysia. The nine men were jailed on Monday after stripping down to their underwear at the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in Sepang…
Couple’s completely empty flight is the stuff of travel dreams
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Travelling by private jet is the stuff of dreams (or millionaires), but one backpacking couple were lucky enough to experience the next best thing – having an entire plane to themselves. UK couple Carrie Fisher…
Islamic finance discovering the charm of offshore jurisdictions [Cayman Islands]
By Arno Maierbrugger/Gulf Times Correspondent /Bangkok From Gulf Times Owing to the sometimes complex structure of Shariah-compliant finance vehicles, offshore jurisdictions have become increasingly popular with Islamic finance institutions in the recent past. One reason is that such jurisdictions allow…
Pua: Deloitte can lodge police report on 1MDB
From FMT Reporters The documents shown to the company’s auditors may prove on hindsight to be fraudulent or manipulated. KUALA LUMPUR: Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua wants Deloitte, the 1MDB auditors, to review the documents shown to them. “They…
