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Tabung Haji is intensifying efforts to recover the bulk of a 899 million Saudi riyal arbitration award from Saudi property developer Al-Rawda, which has paid only 14.9 million riyal and breached a November 2024 settlement agreement.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will spearhead a new ASEAN training initiative on asset recovery, drawing on its experience with the 1MDB case to help regional neighbours strengthen their corruption-fighting capabilities.
The United States has returned more than USD1.37 billion in assets to Malaysia linked to the 1MDB scandal, according to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department. Substantial additional funds remain frozen or subject to forfeiture proceedings globally.
Malaysia's Ministry of Finance has dismissed claims of misappropriation involving the Asset Recovery Trust Account, asserting all expenditures comply with established Trust Directive protocols and serve legitimate debt servicing purposes.
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The High Court has scheduled a hearing for September 28 to consider 1MDB's application to freeze assets in its RM1.41 billion lawsuit against Rosmah Mansor over the acquisition of high-value luxury goods.
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Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has initiated an inquiry into a US$13 million overseas property purchase reportedly financed through misappropriated 1MDB money, signalling continued scrutiny of the scandal's financial trails.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has opened an investigation into overseas properties worth RM59 million allegedly connected to the 1MDB scandal, examining claims of corrupt practices and illicit fund transfers.
Malaysia's Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong has flatly rejected allegations that fugitive businessman Jho Low secretly visited the country last year as part of a Chinese delegation to discuss a 1MDB settlement package.