Bede Hong

Bede is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.

E-mail: [email protected]


Monday, 05 Aug 2019 12:30 PM

Najib’s 1MDB trial to start on August 19, rules court

Court of Appeal dismisses applications from prosecution and defence teams’ bid to delay trial until SRC International case over.

Najib’s 1MDB trial to start on August 19, rules court

Monday, 05 Aug 2019 11:08 AM

SRC International trial delayed as lawyers appeal against 1MDB hearing date

Defence, prosecution lawyers at Court of Appeal, applying against high court judge's decision for 1MDB trial to begin August 19.

SRC International trial delayed as lawyers appeal against 1MDB hearing date

Sunday, 04 Aug 2019 11:00 AM

Najib trial recap: Witness tells of Jho Low’s involvement in ex-PM’s AmBank accounts

Former bank manager testified that she was instructed to lie about certain transactions.

Najib trial recap: Witness tells of Jho Low’s involvement in ex-PM’s AmBank accounts

Sunday, 04 Aug 2019 07:00 AM

Malaysians don’t care enough about what they eat, says economist

Jomo Kwame Sundaram says country has many self-inflicted problems because of changing diets due to modern living.

Malaysians don’t care enough about what they eat, says economist

Friday, 02 Aug 2019 03:25 PM

Proposal to buy highways needs further discussion, says economist

The government is planning to acquire 4 highway concessionaires with RM6.2 billion.

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Proposal to buy highways needs further discussion, says economist


Thursday, 01 Aug 2019 07:20 PM

Jho Low wanted to move RM50 million quietly, says witness

Former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu tells court fugitive financier wanted to avoid watchful eye of Bank Negara when making transactions.

Jho Low wanted to move RM50 million quietly, says witness

Thursday, 01 Aug 2019 03:45 PM

LIVE: Jho Low’s method is do first, think later, suggests defence

Ex-AmBank officer Joanna Yu tells court how Najib Razak’s accounts topped up.

LIVE: Jho Low’s method is do first, think later, suggests defence

Thursday, 01 Aug 2019 01:40 PM

Ex-AmBank manager declined Jho Low’s job offer, court hears

RM60,000 per month salary dangled in front of AmBank officers but no one interested.

Ex-AmBank manager declined Jho Low’s job offer, court hears

Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 05:15 PM

Jho Low, others scrambled to prevent Najib’s RM5 million cheque from bouncing

Former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu tells the SRC International trial today that the cheque was issued to Umno.

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Jho Low, others scrambled to prevent Najib’s RM5 million cheque from bouncing

Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 05:00 PM

LIVE: Najib in the dark over account balance, defence suggests

Former AmBank officer recounts scrambling for funds to honour cheque made out to Umno.

LIVE: Najib in the dark over account balance, defence suggests

Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 04:11 PM

Court sets aside contempt case against Shafee

Justice Mohd Firuz Jaffril awards cost of RM30,000 to Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

Court sets aside contempt case against Shafee

Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019 02:40 PM

Banker says ‘possible’ she used own money to top up Najib’s account

Joanna Yu tells court she may have banked in RM55,000 to keep cheque from bouncing.

Banker says ‘possible’ she used own money to top up Najib’s account

Monday, 29 Jul 2019 06:16 PM

Jho Low troubleshooter for Najib’s accounts, court hears

Former AmBank relationship manager Joanna Yu says Low called shots, despite SRC International CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil acting as mandate holder for accounts.

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Jho Low troubleshooter for Najib’s accounts, court hears

Monday, 29 Jul 2019 05:00 PM

LIVE: Jho Low instructed witness to destroy Najib’s chequebooks, court hears

Joanna Yu back on the stand to go through her chats with fugitive businessman.

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LIVE: Jho Low instructed witness to destroy Najib’s chequebooks, court hears

Monday, 29 Jul 2019 01:45 PM

Najib may have thought RM42 million was donation, says defence lawyer

This is because of the hundreds of millions of ringgit that were being transacted during that time.

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Najib may have thought RM42 million was donation, says defence lawyer