1MDB TRIAL | A retired Malaysian ambassador to Saudi Arabia recalled how then prime minister Najib Abdul Razak excitedly told him about King Abdullah's promise of financial aid in 2010.

Syed Omar Al-Saggaf told this to the High Court convened in Putrajaya this afternoon during the RM2.27 billion 1MDB abuse of power and money laundering trial against Najib.

The 81-year-old's testimony backed Najib's line of defence that...