PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad showed no reaction when he was informed about the RM30bil losses suffered by Bank Negara Malaysia due to foreign exchange (forex) trading in the 1990s, the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) heard.
Tan Sri Clifford Francis Herbert, 76, who was then the deputy secretary-general (II) at the Finance Ministry, said he had a meeting with Dr Mahathir at the then prime minister’s office in late 1993 to talk about the losses.
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