Calvin Sankaran

Without a doubt the year 2015, politically and economically, has been one of the most eventful in Malaysian history. And in this year of unprecedented political turbulence, the Bersih 4 rally certainly has been one of the most reported, talked and debated about topics, triggering a broad spectrum of emotions and responses.

The Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ) has published many explosive stories and exposes, but none in the scale or scope of the allegations it made against the Malaysian PM, Najib Abdul Razak. Their accusation that more than RM3 billion from 1MDB-linked firms were channelled to the personal account of Najib is unprecedented in the history of the newspaper.