PARLIAMENT | A DAP lawmaker asked today if the Inland Revenue Board will force Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to disclose his foreign transactions in relation to the scandal-ridden 1MDB if a new tax Bill comes into effect.

During the debate of the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2017 in the Dewan Rakyat today, Chong Chieng Jen (DAP-Bandar Kuching) questioned if it would force taxpayers to disclose past foreign transactions, and if so, whether that would also apply to the prime minister.

"If this is the intention of the Bill, will LHDN issue a letter to (Najib) to disclose his accounts, in relation to 1MDB in Singapore, Switzerland, UK or even the US?" he asked during the debate of the Bill at the Dewan Rakyat...