1MDB and its malodour

THE 1Malaysia Development Bhd saga is a never-ending stench that continues to engulf the country. “Stench” is a considered choice. As Mingguan Malaysia’s editorial points out, the 1MDB scandal is like the pus-filled boil and the pong that comes with it. It is right. Just follow the revelations of star prosecution witness Tim Leissner at the bribery trial of Roger Ng, a former Goldman Sachs employee, in the Federal Court in New York, the United States, to see who had the pus-ridden carbuncle in Malaysia. Individuals, families and, shockingly, institutions of the nation have been named by Leissner. It is too early in the trial for those outside the courtroom to reach any conclusive judgment…