What to Know About the Brutal 2006 Murder That Shocked Malaysia

In 2006, a 28-year-old Mongolian woman named Altantuya Shaariibuu was murdered in Malaysia and her body blown up with explosives. The gruesome nature of her killing, along with her links to powerful figures including then-Deputy Prime Minister
Najib Razak, who would later become prime minister, gripped the country and dominated headlines. Two secret service policemen were convicted of her murder, but the question of whether someone ordered them to do it — and if so, then who — remains one of the country’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Now, almost two decades later, Altantuya’s father has been allowed to petition the ...