Law And Order
Malaysia's ex-PM Najib guilty in 1st trial for 1MDB looting
Jul 28, 2020

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib guilty in 1st trial for 1MDB looting

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been convicted of corruption related to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund...

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A timeline of events in the downfall of Malaysia's ex-leader
Jul 28, 2020

A timeline of events in the downfall of Malaysia's ex-leader

A massive financial scandal linked to the 1MDB state investment fund helped sink former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s political career and ended the six-decade rule of his coalition in 2018 e...

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Malaysian ex-PM Najib arrives in court for graft verdict
Jul 28, 2020

Malaysian ex-PM Najib arrives in court for graft verdict

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived at a Malaysian court for a verdict in his first corruption trial linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund...

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Bali police arrest American wanted in investment fraud
Jul 24, 2020

Bali police arrest American wanted in investment fraud

Authorities on the Indonesian resort island of Bali say they have arrested an American fugitive accused of investment fraud in the United States involving hundreds of thousands of dollars...

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Charges against Thai Red Bull heir dropped from fatal crash
Jul 24, 2020

Charges against Thai Red Bull heir dropped from fatal crash

Charges have been dropped against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who is accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer...

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Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film
Jul 24, 2020

Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film

Malaysia has denied it's clamping down on social media after an outcry over an announcement that all video production must be licensed amid a row with news broadcaster Al-Jazeera...

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Fear of China's courts drives Hong Kong extradition concerns
Jul 22, 2020

Fear of China's courts drives Hong Kong extradition concerns

A year ago, an extradition bill that could have sent criminal suspects to face trial in mainland China sparked Hong Kong’s largest protests since its return to China in 1997...

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Fear of Chinese justice at core of Hong Kong concerns
Jul 21, 2020

Fear of Chinese justice at core of Hong Kong concerns

With Britain the latest country to scrap its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, the focus in the semi-autonomous city has returned to the concerns about China’s legal system that sparked months of ant...

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Indonesia jails 2 police in acid attack on graft official
Jul 17, 2020

Indonesia jails 2 police in acid attack on graft official

An Indonesian court has sentenced two elite police officers to 18 months and two years in prison for attacking a senior anti-corruption investigator with acid and leaving him almost blinded...

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