US returns $156m worth of 1MDB funds to Malaysia

US returns $156m worth of 1MDB funds to Malaysia

The Petronas Towers peek through palm trees. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The U.S. government has returned another $156 million to Malaysia in recovered assets linked to scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), taking the total returned so far to $1.4 billion, the U.S embassy in Kuala Lumpur said.