Former Malaysia PM monitored local papers
Reports that former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak allegedly paid a private consulting firm to monitor Chinese language newspapers and social media in the country has raised several issues and questions.Najib is currently on trial for seven charges including criminal breach of trust (CBT) and money laundering totalling US$10.2 million linked to SRC International Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) of which the disgraced ex-leader i