Ex-MEIO director allegedly bought luxury watches worth RM50.4 million, Singapore PM's defamation suit against blogger begins

Among the headlines for Wednesday, 6th October 2020, former Malaysian External Intelligence Organisation director-general Datuk Hasanah Abdul Hamid had allegedly bought six luxury watches with part of the US$12.1 million she is alleged to have taken from the government.

Also, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is suing Leong Sze Hian after the blogger shared an article on Facebook linking the premier to the money-laundering scandal at state fund 1MDB in neighbouring Malaysia.

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