1MDB chief on nationwide tour to counter claims about troubled fund

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KUALA LUMPUR - 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief Arul Kanda is not contesting the general election.

But in the past six weeks, he has appeared before nearly 30,000 people, traversing the country in the run-up to the May 9 polls in a bid to counter allegations of fraud in the state investment fund.

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