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1MDB scandal claims fifth casualty; minister says critics got Najib's money, too
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KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

1MDB scandal claims fifth casualty in S'pore

A fifth person was convicted in Singapore for offences linked to the 1MDB scandal. Former broker Kelvin Ang Wee Keng was fined S$9,000 for bribing an analyst to expedite a valuation report involving a company that was in a joint venture with 1MDB.

The US$654 million Park Lane Hotel in New York, which was 85 percent owned by flamboyant Penang billionaire Jho Low, will be put up for sale as part of the US Department of Justice's move to forfeit his assets which were allegedly acquired using “stolen” 1MDB funds.

Proton will remain Malaysian-owned as China's Geely is set to acquire a 49.9 percent of the company instead of a majority stake, but in exchange, Proton will surrender full control of Lotus to Geely.

Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said following the deal, Proton should no longer require protection and the import duty for foreign vehicles should be slashed so that Malaysians can enjoy cheaper cars.

Minister says critics benefit from Najib's money, too

Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz claimed that his former colleagues, Shafie Apdal and Muhyiddin Yassin, had also benefited from the multi-billion ringgit deposits in Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's personal bank accounts.

Shafie refuted the allegation, stating that he did not receive any money from 1MDB.

Nazri also demanded Dr Mahathir Mohamad to reveal his election spending when the latter was prime minister.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief Dzulkifli Ahmad warded off criticisms that he would only act against politicians after the general election by urging critics to be patient.

Ku Nan: It was said in jest

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said his suggestion for women to dress shabbily to avoid harassment was only a joke.

A survey by PKR-linked think-tank Invoke found that a third of respondents backed Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, one third were split on various candidates in the opposition and another one third did not respond.

Despite the split among those supporting an opposition candidate, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim emerged on top of the list.

PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli insisted that the choice of Anwar as prime minister candidate was the people's will.

Meanwhile, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali brushed aside Bersatu's proposal for an independent survey for Pakatan Harapan's prime minister candidate, stating that the focus was on winning the general election.

Other Kinibites

The latest edition of KiniGuide takes a look at what the Tun Razak Exchange and Bandar Malaysia projects are about.

The retail price of RON95 and RON97 petrol as well as diesel increased by four sen across the board. They are now at RM2.12, RM2.40 and RM2.03 per litre respectively.

Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed a suspect was arrested in relation to the kidnapping of pastor Raymond Koh.

Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali said he was not privy to the state Treasury audit against PKR MPs.

Police denied that K Partiban died in their custody, stating that the 34-year-old, who was under arrest, died while seeking treatment at a hospital.

Looking ahead

Najib is to officially open the Pantai Recreational and Sports Park in Kuala Lumpur.

PAS Youth will hold a protest at the Election Commission headquarters in Putrajaya over the supplementary electoral rolls.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak are attending programmes by the Youth's Parliament.

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