The scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development (1MDB) has dropped its $1 billion civil lawsuit against its former law firm Wong & Partners and the head of its corporate practice, Brian Chia, over losses suffered by the fund, media reports said.
According to the Malay Mail, 1MDB, represented by Chee Wee Partnership, withdrew its suit earlier this month. 1MDB had sued Wong & Partners, Baker McKenzie’s Malaysia member firm, and Chia for breach of contractual, statutory, common law and fiduciary duties, as well as dishonest assistance that led to misappropriation of funds from the group, the newspaper added.
In May, Malaysia’s Finance Ministry had confirmed that 22 lawsuits were filed by 1MDB and its former subsidiary SRC International, with the defendants including Wong & Partners and Chia.
KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): Audit firm KPMG PLT denied on Friday allegations of breaches and negligence in relation to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and pledged to vigorously contest a reported US$5.64 billion lawsuit filed against 44 current and former partners.
The suit filed by the Malaysian government, 1MDB and several subsidiaries alleged breaches of contract and negligence in KPMG s audit and certification of 1MDB s financial statements for the years 2010 to 2012, financial daily
The Edge reported, citing a 148-page statement of claim.
KPMG was sacked as 1MDB s auditor, after it refused to sign off on the fund s 2013 accounts. All allegations as reported in the news are refuted and the claim will be vigorously contested, KPMG said in an email to
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Thursday (June 3) said it had received US$80 million ($106 million) from audit firm Deloitte, as part of a settlement deal related to a multi-billion dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Malaysia's Finance Ministry said in a statement it is also negotiating a settlement with another auditor, KPMG, related to 1MDB. About RM16.4 billion.
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Following a collision between two light rail transit (LRT) trains on Malaysia s Kelana Jaya line, Prasarana non-executive chairman Tajuddin Abdul Rahman spoke to Malaysian and foreign media about the incident.
Let s just say, it only resulted with shock and anger, as the man displayed behavior comparable to a grumpy, xenophobic old man.
To no one s surprise, Tajuddin was sacked from his post by Malaysia s Finance Ministry, effective immediately. Not first thing in the morning.
Here s a refresher of what led to his sacking.