Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty in Malaysia over 1MDB bond sales: state media
Three units of Goldman Sachs pleaded not guilty to charges of misleading investors regarding $6.5 billion in bond sales that the U.S. investment bank helped raise for state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Bernama state news agency reported o…
China’s local government finances to suffer ‘interim’ impact due to virus
China’s local governments will suffer an “interim impact” on fiscal revenue and expenditure from the virus epidemic that the country has so far allocated 99.5 billion yuan ($14.16 billion) to fight, a finance ministry official said on Monday.
Malaysian PM Mahathir submits resignation in shock move, leaves government in limbo
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has submitted a letter of resignation to the country’s king, his office said on Monday, leaving the government in limbo amid talk of forming a new governing coalition.
Malaysia’s Mahathir quits his party after resigning as PM – sources
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad has quit his Bersatu party after unexpectedly resigning as prime minister on Monday amid a power tussle, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways to suspend all flights to South Korea over coronavirus concerns
Bamboo Airways will suspend flights to South Korea from Feb. 26 over coronavirus concerns, the company said on Monday.
Iraqi nurse spends her weekends stitching wounds at protest site
Hannaa Jassem bends over a patient in a makeshift clinic on the edge of Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, one of a handful of women in an overwhelmingly male world of demonstrations and political confrontation.
Kuwait, Bahrain report coronavirus in people who visited Iran
Kuwait and Bahrain on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all involving people who had visited Iran, which has reported 43 cases of the disease, state media said.
Afghanistan confirms first case of coronavirus from three suspected
Afghanistan on Monday identified the country’s first case of coronavirus as reported cases outside China jump.
Malaysia’s Mahathir will not ally with previous ruling coalition – Anwar
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, who has resigned as prime minister, has no plans to join hands with anyone from the previous ruling coalition he defeated to try to form a new government, said his chosen successor Anwar Ibrahim.
South Korea, U.S. defense chiefs to meet amid unresolved dispute on cost-sharing
With South Korea’s defense minister due to meet his American counterpart on Monday in Washington, the U.S. military doubled down on calls for Seoul to pay more in defense costs, warning of the implications if a deal was not made soon.
