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New Straits Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
1MDB fugitive Jho Low 'resurfaces' in Shanghai: Anwar wants details
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will check with the Home Ministry following reports that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, is currently living in a mansion in Shanghai. He said he had no further information on the matter. "We have yet to get any information. Let me check. "But I have read about the news. "I will need to check with the Home Minister (Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail) about it," he told reporters here today when asked about the matter. He was speaking after the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kompleks Madani Teluk Kumbar. In a livestream last night, two investigative journalists who exposed the 1MDB scandal claimed that Low is living in a mansion in Shanghai. Bradley Hope and Tom Wright said Low is residing in Green Hills, a super high-end neighbourhood. They also claimed he is using a fake Australian passport under the Greek name Constantinos Achilles Veis.
Borneo Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Jho Low in Shanghai under alias? Anwar says he's read the news, will check with Home Ministry
Anwar affirmed that he had read about Low's latest purported sighting that has generated global buzz since yesterday. – Bernama photo GEORGE TOWN (July 19): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said he will verify with the Home Ministry following reports that wanted businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, is currently living the high life in China. Anwar affirmed that he had read about Low's latest purported sighting that has generated global buzz since yesterday. 'We have yet to get any information. Let me check,' he was quoted by the New Straits Times as telling reporters after officiating the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kompleks Madani Teluk Kumbar in Penang. 'I will need to check with the home minister about it,' he added, referring to Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Former Wall Street Journal journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright who authored a best selling book titled Billion Dollar Whale claimed in a livestream yesterday that Low is residing in Green Hills, a luxury enclave in Shanghai. They alleged that Low is living under a false identity – Constantinos Achilles Veis – and using a fake Australian passport while working with entities linked to the Chinese government. Penang-born Low is accused of masterminding the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal and has been on the run since 2015, with his exact whereabouts remaining unconfirmed to date. – Malay Mail anwar ibrahim China Jho Low
New Straits Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Anwar: I will not step down
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated that he will not step down from his post despite growing calls for his resignation. "Insya-Allah, I will not step down. If I had stolen the people's money, then they could call for me to resign. But I did not do that," he said during the groundbreaking ceremony of Kompleks Madani Teluk Kumbar here today.
New Straits Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Anwar to seek information from home minister on Jho Low
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he will check with the Home Ministry following reports that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, is currently living in a mansion in Shanghai. He said he had no further information on the matter. "We have yet to get any information. Let me check. "But I have read about the news. "I will need to check with the Home Minister (Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail) about it," he told reporters here today when asked about the matter. He was speaking after the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kompleks Madani Teluk Kumbar. In a livestream last night, two investigative journalists who exposed the 1MDB scandal claimed that Low is living in a mansion in Shanghai. Bradley Hope and Tom Wright said Low is residing in Green Hills, a super high-end neighbourhood. They also claimed he is using a fake Australian passport under the Greek name Constantinos Achilles Veis.
