Malaysian court won't allow jailed ex-PM to serve term in house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A Malaysian court dismissed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's request to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.

Najib, imprisoned for corruption linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, claimed that then-King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah issued an order allowing him to finish his sentence under house arrest.

Najib's application, filed