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Key Highlights

  • Hammer falls on Rosmah

  • Hidden Jho Low

  • Azalina quits




Hammer falls on Rosmah

Just over a week after her husband was sent to jail, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur found Rosmah Mansor guilty of corruption as well.

She had been charged with soliciting and receiving bribes in relation to a solar hybrid project meant to deliver power to 369 rural Sarawak schools.

For her crime, she was sentenced to 10 years in jail and fined a record RM970 million.

However, Rosmah will remain free for now until she exhausts her court appeals.

The former prime minister's wife claimed she was a victim.

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Hidden Jho Low

Alleged 1MDB scandal mastermind Jho Low remains an elusive figure.

However, the two journalists who authored "Billion Dollar Whale" claim to have found evidence placing Jho Low in China in late 2019.

The location: Shangai Disneyland. Low is said to have two children now.

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Azalina quits

Pengerang MP Azalina Othman Said has quit as the prime minister's special advisor on law and human rights.

Azalina had in recent years developed a reputation for pushing reforms - including backing efforts for Malaysian mothers to have the right to grant citizenship and co-leading a multi-party caucus on parliamentary reforms.

However, critics have questioned why her agenda has not had any impact on Ismail Sabri Yaakob's policies.

Azalina also turned heads after former boss Najib Abdul Razak was sent to jail when she asked why Ismail Sabri did not replace the attorney-general with "his people".

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What else is happening?

  • Former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng is butting heads with his successor Chow Kon Yeow on whether or not the state should amend its anti-hopping law to be in line with the federal version.

  • Dr Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to IJN after testing positive for Covid-19.

  • The government has introduced a premium visa programme to attract wealthy foreign investors to live in Malaysia for 20 years.

  • Two telcos have backed out of plans to acquire a stake in state-owned 5G agency DNB.



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