KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (AP) – Najib Razak is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison – a mighty fall for a British-educated politician whose father and uncle were the country’s second and third prime ministers, respectively.
The enormous 1MDB financial scandal tied directly to him was not just a personal blow but also shook – temporarily at least – the stranglehold his party, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), had over Malaysian politics.
More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin
