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Barisan Nasional's leadership has publicly endorsed the Prime Minister's prerogative to remove coalition ministers deemed underperforming, signalling flexibility within the ruling coalition amid ongoing governance challenges.
Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog has detained two senior NGO officials accused of laundering RM5 million. The arrests signal intensified scrutiny of fund management in the non-profit sector.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission arrests a Sabah-based NGO president on suspicion of misappropriating RM2 million in funds intended for a cultural hall development.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expressed support for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's investigation into the Employees Provident Fund's RM163.4 million investment in Indonesian aquaculture firm eFishery, stating preliminary findings do not indicate misconduct.
A police station chief in Kota Baru has been remanded for seven days following allegations that he accepted a RM500 bribe from a refugee cardholder, marking another integrity concern within enforcement agencies.
Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog has initiated a formal investigation into how the Retirement Fund lost RM200 million through an investment in Indonesian aquaculture technology firm eFishery, raising questions about oversight and decision-making processes.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has reaffirmed that its investigation into fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho remains active and ongoing, countering suggestions that the probe had been shelved.
A significant bloc of 34 MPs has thrown weight behind calls for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to examine alleged impropriety within the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, including scrutiny of former chief Tan Sri Azam Baki's shareholding arrangements.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has disclosed that Malaysia's Retirement Fund (KWAP) lost nearly RM200 million through a carefully orchestrated fraud scheme involving Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery, with company executives deliberately falsifying financial records.
Over 50 Malaysian civil society organisations have formally petitioned the government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged corruption within the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, centring on former chief Tan Sri Azam Baki.
Former finance minister Tengku Zafrul has testified in the High Court that minutes issued by ex-premier Muhyiddin Yassin were operational instructions to proceed, rather than formal project approvals.
Authorities have detained a former civil servant suspected of manufacturing falsified paperwork to fraudulently claim around RM300,000 in financial assistance, raising fresh concerns about document verification procedures within government disbursement systems.
Multiple Malaysian lawmakers are demanding that investigations into former MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki's shareholdings be disclosed publicly, citing concerns over transparency and accountability in the country's anti-corruption leadership.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating the Taiping Municipal Council's elephant transfer to Tennoji Zoo in Japan, focusing exclusively on documentary evidence as part of its probe.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission will deploy a certified integrity officer to monitor the Social Security Organisation after investigating fraud allegations connected to a workplace assistance scheme.
The Immigration Department has suspended officers detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission over alleged connections to a foreign smuggling network. The suspension remains in effect throughout the investigation.
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim believes Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government will hold off on calling an early general election, given Barisan Nasional's commanding performance in Johor's recent state polls.
Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog has found no evidence implicating former Natural Resources Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad in a RM53 million bribery allegation connected to an elephant transfer to Japan.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has frozen RM3.4 million in company accounts while probing allegations that false documents were used to secure approximately RM20 million in financing from a development financial institution.