Dennis Along has long stood up for his native Berawan community in Long Terawan whose lands were destroyed by logging, licensed by Sarawak's corrupt officials and politicians who sought to steal the rewards. Billions have been raised from those lands rightfully belonging to his people, but now he lies sick it seems little can be spared for adequate medical care......

Has Tim Leissner, The Shadow Mastermind of 1MDB, just played out a criminal masterplan in plain sight?

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.