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GoldmanSachs
Malaysia

Roger Ng’s wife tells US court that the truth will prevail

By Katherine S
April 1, 2022
in :  Malaysia

Malaysia – The wife of former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng, who is accused of conspiring to steal and launder money from 1MDB and is on trial in the United States, is certain that “truth” will prevail and save her husband. Lim Hwee Bin, the last defense witness, asserted that the US$35 million (RM147 million) the US government claimed was …

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AntonyBlinken
ASEAN News

US has  officially declared Myanmar’s army to have perpetrated genocide against Rohingya

By Katherine S
March 23, 2022
in :  ASEAN News

Myanmar – According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Myanmar’s army committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its violence against the Rohingya minority, and that no one in the country is safe as long as the junta is in power. Blinken claimed the assaults on Rohingya were “widespread and systematic” and that evidence amounted to a clear goal …

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TimLeissner
ASEAN News

A former Goldman star describes his deception and bribery in the 1MDB scandal in the US court

By Katherine S
March 10, 2022
in :  ASEAN News

Malaysia – Tim Leissner, a former Goldman Sachs partner, confessed to accepting US$60 million in bribes, lying to the bank about his unethical dealings, and faking divorce paperwork twice to take on new spouses before a US court. Despite his history of deception, prosecutors are pleading with jurors to trust Leissner in the trial of Roger Ng, a former Goldman …

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GoldmanSachs
Malaysia

Leissner claims Jho Low discussed 1MDB with Trump supporters

By Katherine S
March 2, 2022
in :  Malaysia

Malaysia – A former Goldman Sachs banker testified on Tuesday that a fugitive Malaysian financier received backing from associates of former US President Donald Trump for a potential settlement of an inquiry into the misappropriation of funds from the 1MDB investment fund. On the sixth day of his evidence in the trial of Roger Ng, another former Goldman banker, Tim …

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JoeBiden
ASEAN News

Biden will engage with Cambodia to strengthen US-Asean ties

By Katherine S
February 7, 2022
in :  ASEAN News

ASEAN – President Joe Biden of the United States stated that his government is looking forward to working with Cambodia as the ASEAN chair, and that the US expects that ASEAN-US ties will continue to improve. “Under Cambodia’s chairmanship, the United States wants to both expand our partnership with ASEAN and continue to pursue our common interests in the region,” …

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AntonyBlinken
ASEAN News

Lithuanian PM meets with senior US diplomat Blinken

By Katherine S
December 22, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

ASEAN – According to her office, Ingrida Simonyte, who is the Lithuanian Prime Minister had a meeting with the Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday in order to have a dicussion on the topic of the United States’ assistance for Lithuania in the face of Chinese economic pressure. The Chinese government has downgraded its diplomatic relations with Lithuania last month …

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Taiwan
ASEAN News

Taiwan will stand by Lithuania despite Chinese threats, says ambassador

By Katherine S
December 17, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

Taiwan – Taiwan would develop economic relations with Lithuania in a “cycle of goodwill” despite pressure from Beijing, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the US said on Wednesday. Following Taiwan’s establishment of a representative office in Lithuania’s capital in November, Beijing severed relations with the Baltic state, and according to diplomatic sources, 19 Lithuanian embassy workers and their dependents had …

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AntonyJBlinken
ASEAN News

Foreign Minister described the meeting with US Secretary of State Blinken as fruitful

By Katherine S
December 16, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

Malaysia – US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah spoke candidly and productively as part of the senior US official’s first visit to Malaysia. “Our conversations covered a wide range of topics, and our bilateral connections have been robust,” Saifuddin said during a meeting with hearing-impaired singer Jeshurun Vincent, who has been to …

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AntonyJBlinken
Geo Politics

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pays a two-day visit to Malaysia

By Katherine S
December 15, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia

Malaysia – Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken of the United States of America (US) landed in Malaysia on Tuesday evening to begin a two-day working visit to the country. Around 10.30 p.m., the special aircraft transporting Blinken and his 39-member entourage touched down at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Subang. The Chief of Protocol of the Ministry …

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Indonesia
ASEAN News

Blinken visits Indonesia as US aims to strengthen Southeast Asia relations

By Katherine S
December 15, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

Indonesia – Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State of the United States, paid a visit in Indonesia, beginning off a tour to Southeast Asia aimed at boosting relations in a region that has emerged as a geopolitical battlefield between the United States and China. In his first trip to Southeast Asia since US President Joe Biden took office in January, Blinken will begin his …

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