Professional enablers who made lucrative earnings out of the 1MDB heist include the major law firm White & Case and Goldman Sachs bank. As Najib is found guilty suspected decision-makers at both these institutions have so far escaped accountability for their breaches of due diligence and trust - or worse, knowing complicity in return for handsome fees?

Congratulations to Malaysia for proving it ranks among those countries that can count towards maturity with its respect for the independence of key institutions and the rule of law. It is always a work in progress .....

The scene seems set for a package deal to combine a seemingly inevitable guilty verdict over the world's largest recorded theft with a cosy retirement offer......

To trust the same wealthy kleptocrats who condoned the illegal exploitation of Sabah's 'Lost Years' not to return to their corrupt old ways would be folly indeed.....

SR updates on an unravelling corporate takeover battle where allegations of collusion, fraud and bribery continue to threaten to ensnare the world's most powerful bank, Goldman Sachs, from the time of its Deferred Prosecution Agreement deal with the Department of Justice over 1MDB.....

Patrick Mahony was a Director of PetroSaudi, a company at the heart of Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign 'development' fund fraud, which represents the world's largest recorded theft. Why is he now in Manilla and openly consorting with key political figures behind the Philippines' own controversial look- alike fund the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF)?