2017

‘1MDB Due To Pay Up Soon’ – But, Will It Admit Where The Money Came From?

Switzerland’s regulator FINMA has confirmed 1MDB ‘joint venture’ money flowed to PetroSaudi private and business accounts thanks to poor money laundering controls by top US bank JP Morgan….

Bengoh Dam Claims Simply Don’t Hold Water

Enquiries have made plain that the claims from Kuching do not hold water on the ground, where villagers and headmen say they are completely in the dark about what they are expected to do in the event of any kind of emergency….

The Story Continues To Unravel For PetroSaudi

Venezuelans were told that PetroSaudi was investing $2.5 billion dollars into a joint venture with their state oil company PDVSA – the exact same sum that Malaysians were told had been raised by the company’s joint venture with 1MDB. It seems both were deceived, thanks to collusion of corrupt officials. However, Venezuelans are now prosecuting the former Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez, whilst Malaysia maintains there was ‘no wrong-doing’……

Is Najib Starting To Regret The Enemies He’s Made? COMMENT

It takes some brass neck to make a show of ‘magnanimity’ towards the man you have put in jail for five years – following an operation to relieve the symptoms of that confinement – but there is a clear agenda behind this hospital PR stunt. Abu Dhabi features next on Najib’s list as he seeks to placate the foes he’s made in advance of an election…..

PetroSaudi’s Prince Turki Is Rounded Up On Corruption Charges In Saudi

A dozen ‘Untouchable Royals’ of Saudi Arabia have suddenly been dragged into custody. Prince Turki bin Abudullah, photographed here with Najib and Rosmah setting up the PetroSaudi 1MDB Joint Venture, is one of those arrested on corruption charges in a sudden ‘purge’. What does this mean for the Saudi ‘Donor’ story over 1MDB?……

Fraudulent Contract!

Venezuela has opened a legal case against the officials who signed up PetroSaudi’s 1MDB venture involving drill ships……

How Malaysia’s Structural Weaknesses Are Threatening Meltdown

1MDB was the tip of the iceberg. However, the rest of the mass of corrupt practice at the very top of government has so far largely remained lurking beneath a sea of opaque practice and shockingly over-centralised control by just one politician. Now he has got into hot water the truths are coming out……

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