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Datuk Seri Najib Razak has maintained that the RM2.08 billion he received in 2013 was a Saudi donation and not 1MDB funds, and will learn his fate at the High Court today, nearly seven years after being charged in 2018. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

After six-year wait, Najib faces High Court judgment in RM2.2b 1MDB trial today — will the ‘Saudi donation’ defence hold?

The Federal Court also ordered that Najib’s application for judicial review be heard before a new High Court judge. Hence the matter before Justice Alice Loke.
What You Think  / 16 h ago

High Court decision on addendum order is sufficiently supported by authorities but nonetheless stands corrected on appeal — Hafiz hassan

Supporters of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak gather outside the court compound during proceedings related to his 1MDB trial. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

1MDB verdict: High Court finds Najib guilty on all 25 charges

Supporters of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak outside the Federal Court in Putrajaya, December 26, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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Judge: Najib no ‘country bumpkin’, attempts to paint him as ignorant doomed to fail

Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah is pictured at the Federal Court during proceedings related to the 1MDB trial. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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‘Pure fantasy’ to suggest 1MDB’s officers colluded with Jho Low against Najib, High Court says

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak seen entering court this morning. — Bernama pic
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Three hours in, Najib’s 1MDB judgment adjourned — courtroom drama paused for Friday prayers

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak seen at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex on Nov 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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Prosecutors seek maximum 20-year term, RM11.3b fine for Najib in 1MDB case conviction

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex July 7, 2025. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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Ex-PM Najib gets concurrent 15-year jail terms, RM11.38b fine over 1MDB scandal

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is seen here at the Kuala Lumpur court complex on November 25, 2025. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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High Court throws out Najib’s ‘Saudi donation’ claim in 1MDB trial, finds defence untenable

The Petronas Twin Towers frame a 1MDB logo on a billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange project in Kuala Lumpur, July 8, 2015. — AFP pic
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Police display equipment seized in the raids during a press conference in Semenyih, December 26, 2025. — Bernama pic
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MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki (pictured) said Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1MDB conviction reflected years of complex investigations and international cooperation since 2015. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
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Azam Baki: Najib guilty verdict in RM2.2b 1MDB case shows strength of MACC probe, global cooperation

The suspect was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years. — Bernama pic
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Body-in-bag case: Suspect charged with murder of Suri Narudin in Tampin

A woman and her son died in a fire at an apartment in Dato Senu People’s Housing Project (PPR) Sentul this morning. — Screengrab via video on social media
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Fatal fire at Sentul PPR claims lives of mother and son, bodies found in toilet

Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad identified the suspect as 62-year-old Yeoh Hock Sun from Kelantan, saying preliminary investigations indicate he acted alone. — Bernama pic
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Police hunt ‘highly wanted, dangerous’ suspect linked to Nilai apartment blast

 

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A man inspects a garage damaged by Thai air strikes in Poipet town, Banteay Meanchey province, amid border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand on December 18, 2025. — AFP pic
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Thai elections, anti-scammer nationalism, and why the Thai–Cambodian conflict is hard to stop — Phar Kim Beng

The Federal Court also ordered that Najib’s application for judicial review be heard before a new High Court judge. Hence the matter before Justice Alice Loke.
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High Court decision on addendum order is sufficiently supported by authorities but nonetheless stands corrected on appeal — Hafiz hassan

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