China’s real estate troubles are being felt in Malaysia, at a development once described as a ‘paradise’. Seven years after its launch, the 100-billion dollar project known as ‘Forest City’ is only 10-percent complete. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #ChinaRealEstate #Malaysia #MalaysiaDevelopmentTroubles #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraLive #AlJazeeraVideo #AlJazeeraLatest #AlJazeeraLiveNews
In 2006, Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu, was abducted, shot and blown up with military-grade explosives in Malaysia. Two policemen were convicted, but no motive was ever established. It’s long been suspected the case was linked to now-jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who denies any involvement. The junior policeman, Sirul Azhar Umar, left Malaysia in late 2014 just before he was sentenced to death for the murder. For almost a decade, he was held in detention in Australia, unable to be extradited because he faced execution. Now free, he’s speaking out for the first time in a world exclusive. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find […]
After a divisive election led to Malaysia’s first hung parliament, Anwar Ibrahim has secured the nation’s top job. But at what cost? With uneasy alliances, racial and religious tensions and political rivals waiting in the wings, Malaysia’s new prime minister faces challenges on multiple fronts as he promises to crack down on corruption and unite the nation. He’s overcome obstacles before on a tumultuous political journey, in which he’s twice been imprisoned on controversial sodomy charges. Well-known for his reform agenda, can he deliver the change he says Malaysia needs? Anwar Ibrahim speaks to 101 East. Chapters: 0:00 | The turbulent journey 2:36 | An uneasy coalition 5:43 | 1MDB […]
Anwar Ibrahim will be sworn in as Malaysia’s next Prime Minister on Thursday evening. CNBC’s JP Ong with the latest developments. FULL STORY: https://cnb.cx/3U75qrY Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci
The wife of Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been convicted of corruption. She has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $216m. A week ago, her husband began serving a jail term for corruption charges. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Malaysia #Politics #RosmahMansor #NajibRazak #prison #jail #corruption
A court in Kuala Lumpur has found Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts. The verdict on Thursday came a week after her husband began serving a 12-year jail sentence over a case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #BreakingNews #Malaysia #Politics #RosmahMansor
A former executive of the US bank Goldman Sachs faces up to 30 years in prison for embezzling billions of dollars. The stolen fortune is linked to Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, known as 1MDB. Al Jazeera’s @Gabriel Elizondo reports from Brooklyn, New York. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #NewYork # GoldmanSachs
The death toll from Malaysia’s worst floods in years has risen to 27, according to state media, as the weather bureau warned of continued thunderstorms and heavy rains in southern and eastern parts of the country. The Bernama news agency said on Wednesday that 20 of the deaths were recorded in Selangor state, which encircles Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. Seven deaths were recorded in the eastern state of Pahang. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Malaysia #MalaysiaFloods #Selangor
Muhyiddin Yassin has tendered his resignation as Malaysia’s prime minister but will stay on in a caretaker role until a successor is found. Yassin became prime minister in March 2020, after he and several members of parliament switched sides and brought down the reformist government. The palace said on Monday that holding elections is not currently feasible because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Kuala Lumpur. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
A social media campaign in Malaysia is encouraging people who have fallen on hard times to hang a white flag outside their homes. That is to ensure they receive community help with food and paying rent as a COVID-19 lockdown continues indefinitely. But as Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from the capital, the campaign has taken another turn, with people directing their anger towards the government. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/
