The order was issued by the High Court yesterday, after Tan failed to enter appearance over a lawsuit filed by the board.

The government said Tan had not paid the taxes between 2010 and 2013.

LHDN had placed advertisements on the lawsuit in a Malay daily and had gone to Tan’s home in Kepong to serve the notice.

It was revealed during Najib Razak’s SRC International corruption trial that Tan, who is fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho’s associate, left Malaysia in 2015.

Other associates of Low, including former 1MDB counsel Loo Ai Swan (Jasmine) and company executives Tang Keng Chee and Geh Choh Heng, also left the country before the 2018 general election.

The authorities sought Interpol’s help to track down Tan, Loo, Tang and Geh for 1MDB investigations. They and Low were also charged in absentia with criminal offences amounting to US$1.17 billion (RM4.2 billion) in 2018.

The government also filed suits to recover a total of RM9.3 million in tax arrears from Loo and Tang. LHDN obtained a default judgment against Loo for RM2.4 million early this year.

Her Mont Kiara apartment was also auctioned off by a bank after she failed to service the loan she had taken.