The high-profile trial of Najib Abdul Razak, who is facing charges for corruption and money laundering involving RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds, which was scheduled on May 18, has been adjourned to the next day to allow the former prime minister to attend the one-day sitting of the Dewan Rakyat.

Deputy public prosecutor Ahmad Akram Gharib said Najib's lawyer, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, had...