The widely despised wife of Malaysia’s toppled prime minister will be questioned next week over a massive financial scandal that helped topple the former regime, state media reported Friday.
Rosmah Mansor was unpopular due to her imperious manner and reported love of going on costly overseas shopping jaunts at a time middle-class Malaysians were struggling with rising living costs.
Malaysians scoff at ‘bag lady’ Rosmah’s collection of Hermes Birkins
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US drugs regulator to rely on Irish inspections
Drugs manufacturers in Ireland can expect fewer regulatory inspections of their manufacturing practices after a US regulator announced it is happy to rely on conclusions reached by Ireland’s Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), a life sciences expert has said.
New Irish anti-corruption law passes through parliament
Legislation which will modernise and consolidate Ireland’s anti-bribery laws has been approved by both chambers of the country’s parliament.
Figures show HMRC shifting tax investigation focus to UK firms
UK firms are responsible for an increasing proportion of the tax HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) suspects of being underpaid by big businesses, according to the latest figures.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov meets Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, invites him to Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry said, and invited him to visit Russia.
Lavrov visited the secretive state ahead of a possible landmark summit between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader in June.
Russia has appeared to be on the fringes of a flurry of international diplomacy as North Korea and the United States have taken steps to set up talks aimed at ending years of tension over…
Insurance Distribution Directive now transposed into UK law
New EU laws governing the distribution of insurance products have been transposed into UK law, to come into force in October.
Singapore and Malaysia cooperate to retrieve embezzled 1MDB funds
A Malaysian task force investigating a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB is working with counterparts in neighbouring Singapore to retrieve funds believed to have been misappropriated, it said on Thursday.
At least six countries, including the United States and Switzerland, are investigating claims that US$4.5 billion was siphoned out of the fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad, founded by former prime minister Najib Razak.
Malaysia’s 1MDB task force, which met nine Singapore…
North Korean general arrives in New York to speak to Mike Pompeo ahead of possible Trump-Kim summit in Singapore
A high-ranking North Korean official arrived in New York on Wednesday after flying in from Beijing to hold talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as both sides accelerate the pace of preparations for a possible summit between their leaders.
Kim Yong-chol – a vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea who has the rank of general – is the highest-ranking North Korean official to visit the United States in almost two decades. His arrival at…
UK drone laws set with safety in mind
Drone operators will face height and geographical restrictions on where they can fly their machines from later this summer under new UK laws.
Mahathir plans Malaysian island on Middle Rocks near Singapore
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s latest set of sweeping policy reforms announced on Wednesday has put neighbouring Singapore in the spotlight, as the recently elected leader confirmed the cancellation of a highly anticipated high-speed rail project between the two countries and revealed a surprise plan to build an island near the city state’s territorial waters.
Mahathir told a press conference about plans to “enlarge” Middle Rocks, a rocky outcrop in the…