SRC TRIAL | Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak said he had let his wife Rosmah Mansor pick out her own birthday gift - a watch - to make up for having to abruptly leave his family in Hawaii to return to deal with a flood crisis in Malaysia.

Najib told this to the High Court in Kuala Lumpur when asked to clarify a US$130,625 (RM543,530) charge to his credit card at Chanel in Honolulu, which investigators claim was paid using funds originating from state-owned SRC International Sdn Bhd, but which the Pekan MP said was from donations.

Najib. was being examined by lead defence counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah. Shafee had asked Najib to explain why he had given his wife the luxury watch, which was purchased on Dec 22, 2014...