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The aftermath of the 1MDB scandal
In 2015, it was revealed that money for the Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad had been siphoned by government officials, inaugurating a still-ongoing scandal in Malaysian politics and international banking.
Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal toppled a government, humbled a giant multinational banking firm, and revealed the public money used