The trial against former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and 1MDB ex-CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy over the alleged tampering of the state fund's audit report will start next Monday as scheduled.

Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan once again turned down an application for postponement of the trial, which had been set for Nov 18 to 29, and from Jan 13 to 17 next year...