KUALA LUMPUR - The highly-anticipated start of the graft trial of Rosmah Mansor, the wife of ex-Malaysian premier Najib Razak, on Monday (Feb 3) came to naught, after she said through her lawyer that she was taken ill.

Her counsel, Datuk Jagjit Singh, informed the High Court that Rosmah was too unwell to attend court, and has been given sick leave until next week, due to a "serious" medical condition.