Malaysia’s former first lady goes on trial

Malaysia’s former first lady Rosmah Mansor, who allegedly bankrolled a luxurious lifestyle with kickbacks and stolen public money, went on trial yesterday for corruption for the first time since her husband lost power. Najib Razak suffered a shock election defeat in 2018 in large part due to claims he and his officials plundered billions of dollars from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Rosmah’s first trial centres on allegations she received bribes linked to a government project.