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By early 2022, Malaysia's score had fallen each year since a high of 53 in 2018, [10] but in early 2024, Transparency International praised Malaysia and its newly improved score of 50 in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), writing, "Across the ASEAN countries, Malaysia (50) remains above the regional average with ...
1MDB scandal was a large corruption, bribery and money laundering scandal which began in 2009 in Malaysia but became global in scope and was exposed in 2015. It was as described as "one of the world's greatest financial scandals" [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and declared by the United States Department of Justice as the "largest kleptocracy case to date" in 2016.
The 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal is an ongoing political scandal in Malaysia, [1] in which then-Prime Minister Najib Razak was accused of channeling over RM 2.67 billion (approximately US$700 million) into his personal bank accounts from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a government-run strategic development company.
Malaysian prosecutors dropped corruption charges against Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Monday, letting the leader of a key partner in the ruling coalition to walk free and raising ...
(Bloomberg) -- Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said it’s already investigating corruption allegations surrounding AirAsia Group Bhd. as detailed in Airbus SE’s record $4 billion bribery ...
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said the court’s decision “proves the people are powerful and have made a decision to ensure the judiciary is free to clean the country of corruption”. [100] The Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) applauded the sentencing of Najib, calling it a monumental victory for Malaysians and the judiciary. [101]
Malaysia's former finance minister pleaded not guilty Monday to a second corruption charge related to a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project and slammed the case as a trumped-up charge by the new ...
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (Malay: Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia; Jawi: سوروهنجاي ڤنچڬاهن رسواه مليسيا ), abbreviated MACC or SPRM, (formerly known as Anti-Corruption Agency, ACA or Badan Pencegah Rasuah, BPR) is a government agency in Malaysia that investigates and prosecutes corruption in the public and private sectors.