KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Funds of more than US$600 million (RM2.6 billion) that turned up in Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s private bank accounts were from donations and not a troubled state investment company, the government said today (December 3) in an explanation to parliament. Allegations of financial irregularities involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad has overshadowed the ruling coalition for months. — Bloomberg

Officers from the special task force remove a CPU and a box from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad's office at Menara IMC in Kuala Lumpur, July 8, 2015. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa