1MDB scandal costs Malaysia RM50bil


KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (centre) visiting a exhibition during National Tax Conference 2018 'Taxation in a Changing Economy' at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, yesterday Also present were Chief Executive Officer Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia (LHDN) Datuk Seri Sabin Samitah (right) and Secretary General of Treasury Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Bakar - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia would have been able to go ahead with the shelved mega-projects if not for the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal and other “mini 1MDBs” that are plaguing the country, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

“We would have been able to afford all these, including the originally planned light rail transit 3 (LRT 3).

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