Goldman set to plead guilty in Malaysia fraud

Goldman set to plead guilty in Malaysia fraud: Bankers accused of helping to siphon billions from state-owned fund By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 21 October 2020 An Asian subsidiary of Goldman Sachs will plead guilty to playing a part in the blockbuster 1MDB … Read more

Oxford University fellow says city’s Centre for Islamic Studies sacked him for being bisexual

Oxford University fellow says city’s Centre for Islamic Studies sacked him for being bisexual because it ‘did not comply with preferences’ of major Saudi backers Dr Kevin Fogg, 37, was dismissed from role at Centre for Islamic Studies in 2018  Argues that his sexual orientation was against preferences of centre’s trustees Dr Fogg will face the … Read more

Malaysian advertising campaign goes viral for the wrong reasons – so can you spot the glaring error?

Malaysian advertising campaign goes viral for all the wrong reasons – so can you spot what’s wrong with it? Streaming service iQIYI revealed their Malaysia Day campaign on September 9 The poster was shared widely on social media after many misread their tagline  The campaign is titled ‘Anak Malaysia’ but many thought it read ‘Anal … Read more

Animal charity offers reward to trace the yob who painted a dog to look like a tiger in Malaysia

Yob paints a stray dog to look like a TIGER in Malaysia: Animal rights group pleads for information to catch the culprit  A Malaysian animal rights group is hoping to trace the yob who painted the dog  A reward has been offered for information to help find the culprit  The dog was seen walking the … Read more

Remains of boy, 14, have been found inside a crocodile after he was snatched off a river bank

The remains of a 14-year-old boy have been found inside a crocodile six days after the 4.5metre reptile snatched him off a river bank in Malaysia Ricky Ganya, 14, was attacked by the reptile in Tanjung Manis, Malaysia The boy’s aunt witnessed him being dragged into the water by the animal Items of clothing and … Read more

Malaysia’s former PM is found guilty in first trial over fraud scandal

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty today in the first of two trials over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, two years after the fraud contributed to the downfall of his long-ruling government. Najib could now face decades in jail after being convicted on all charges in the case related to the looting of … Read more

Banking giant Goldman Sachs paying Malaysia £3bn

Goldman Sachs paying Malaysia £3bn to apologise for its employees’ part in international scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 24 July 2020 Goldman Sachs will pay Malaysia £3billion to apologise for its employees’ part in an international scandal.  Its bankers were accused of … Read more

Man shares photos of ‘creepy’ triggerfish that has full lips and a set of human-like TEETH

Pucker up! Man shares photos of ‘creepy’ triggerfish that has full lips and a set of human-like TEETH @raff_nasir shared photos of the fish to his Twitter account on July 2nd  He quipped: ‘His lips are hotter than mine’ about the strange-looking fish Experts at the WWF say the ‘creepy’ catch could be a  Blackpatch … Read more

Reconstruction reveals MH17 passengers had time to put on oxygen masks as jetliner plunged

When Flight MH17 was shot down, 298 people lost their lives – 80 of them were children. Their lives ended as they were heading off on holidays or returning home from breaks, when the plane was downed in July 2014.   A Malaysian family of six – including four children aged 13 to 19 – were … Read more

Statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light is vandalised in Malaysia

A statue of British colonial explorer Francis Light has been vandalised with red paint in a city he founded in Malaysia.  The monument in George Town, the capital of the former British possession of Penang, is the latest symbol of imperialism to come under attack amid global anti-racism protests triggered by the death of George … Read more