Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak moved closer to leaving prison for house arrest after a court replaced an earlier order whose wording had prompted authorities to delay his release
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to serve the remainder of his reduced six-year prison sentence for a graft conviction in the 1MDB scandal under house arrest, after his political party pays a $12.3 million fine.
Malaysia’s status as a net energy exporter is bolstering the appeal of its sovereign debt, analysts say, shielding the market from regional inflation pressures even as global oil prices fluctuate