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Controversial Hong Kong website Dim Sum Daily linked to company owned by man wanted in Malaysia over 1MDB scandal
- Toh Lean Seng, who is wanted for questioning by Malaysia’s anti-corruption authority, has been revealed as a founder of a marketing agency with ties to Dim Sum Daily
- The Hong Kong-focused website has attracted criticism on social media for its coverage of the city’s pro-democracy movement
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A man wanted over the 1MDB scandal in Malaysia is the joint owner of a marketing firm that has close links to a website under scrutiny over its negative coverage of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition protests.
Toh Lean Seng, who is wanted for questioning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), has been revealed as a founder of Asia United Media (AUM), a Hong Kong marketing agency with ties to Dim Sum Daily.
The Hong Kong-focused website, whose exact ownership remains unclear, has attracted criticism on social media for its coverage of the city’s pro-democracy movement.
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Toh, who is believed by Malaysian authorities to have fled the country, incorporated AUM in Hong Kong in June last year with co-founder Torres Pit, corporate records show.
Pit is a popular Hong Kong-based YouTube vlogger who covers lifestyle issues such as travel and dating.
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