Book, film on 1MDB scandal in the works

The Malaysian Insight The Malaysian Insight Updated 6 years ago · Published on 30 May 2017 7:00AM · 2 Comments

Protesters with posters of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and ‘who is Malaysian Official No. 1?’ at the Bersih rally in Kuala Lumpur on August 27, 2016. They are demanding the arrest of an unnamed Malaysian official no. 1 (MO1) in the US Department of Justice’s investigation of billions of assets bought with funds allegedly stolen from 1MDB. – May 30, 2017.

THE 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal is not going away. A book and film on the scandal-hit Malaysian investor, which piled up debts of nearly RM42 billion and money being siphoned off, are in the works by two different groups.

Among those to be named in the book and documentary include Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was 1MDB advisory board chairman, businessman Low Taek Jho better known as Jho Low, former chief executives Shahrol Halmi, Hazem Abdul Rahman and current 1MDB president Arul Kanda Kandasamy.

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  • The Sarawak Report may be involved in the book and film.

    Posted 6 years ago by Joe Fernandez

  • Better for all these guys involved in 1MDb to commit suicide except for MO1 and Jho Low who should be water boarded first before being thrown off the cliff...

    Posted 5 years ago by John Sleven