Goldman Sachs' former Southeast Asia boss is finally due for sentencing on 29th May, following a lengthy cooperation with the DOJ. Yet, papers put before the court also show the extent to which the top American banker was involved in both orchestrating the massive thefts and then money laundering using bogus Sovereign Wealth Fund 1MDB......

Sarawak has an opportunity to seize the future and global attention, but is it looking in all the right directions? Events at the Royal Geographical Society, which the Sarawak state leadership by-passed when in London, pointed to what really makes Borneo special (and wealthy) for the future - its biodiversity ........

US Department of Justice Launches New Criminal Charges Over 1MDB PetroSaudi In Crosshairs: The actual target of the new case involving money diverted to PetroSaudis controlling shareholder,Tarek Obaid, and others from Jho Low's Good Star Limited remains unclear. Some are speculating financial institutions may be under threat from the investigation which prosecutors say they plan to bring to court in around six months time.

Once again it was the Whistleblower who found himself a target during the Kuwaiti money laundering stage of the 1MDB scandal. This week Bachar Kiwan finally established his rights and recognition through the international court system where Kuwait was condemned for human rights and legal violations and the breaking of its treaty with France over the protection of commercial investments......

For the first time ever, a chief minister of Sabah has been taken to court over a civil claim of Misfeasance - in common language, corruption and abuse of power. Even against the corruption records of predecessors such as the present Governor that is a sobering development......