‘It took time to detect US$700mil’


KUALA LUMPUR: It took seven years for Bank Negara Malaysia to discover that some US$700mil from the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) coffers were diverted to Good Star Ltd, a company linked to fugitive businessman Low Taek Jhow.

Former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the time frame was not unusual.

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