The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a former plantation company's chief executive and chief financial officer over allegations of misusing their positions in a RM370 million business transaction.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has detained a former chief executive officer and chief financial officer over their suspected involvement in the irregular acquisition of plantation company shares valued at RM370 million.
1MDB has filed a civil suit against former Prime Minister Najib Razak, alleging he orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme that drained approximately RM51.4 billion from the state investment fund through abuse of his executive authority.
Three business executives have been charged with laundering millions of ringgit diverted from non-governmental organisation accounts. The allegations involve systematic financial crimes prosecuted at Shah Alam Sessions Court.
EBay and three former top executives have agreed to pay $55.7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a Massachusetts couple who were targeted in a bizarre harassment campaign by company employees retaliating for negative newsletter coverage.
A company director has told Malaysia's High Court he would not have donated RM19.5 million to Bersatu without pressure from a politically connected businessman in a case linked to the Jana Wibawa project.
A Maybank officer testified in court that PNB's RM20.3 million transfer to Fashion Valet in 2018 became integrated into the fashion e-commerce platform's cash reserves and operational capital.
A Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur heard testimony regarding two separate fund transfers amounting to RM20.3 million from state-owned Permodalan Nasional Bhd to the fashion e-commerce platform FashionValet.
Bursa Malaysia Securities has publicly reprimanded Meridian and fined its executive director for repeated breaches of listing rules, including significant delays in submitting annual reports and failing to maintain proper accounting records.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is anticipated to disclose progress on its investigation into Employees Provident Fund's RM200 million investment in Indonesian aquaculture technology company eFishery, potentially this week.
Kampar MP Chong Zhemin has rejected PAS Youth's call for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to resign over significant losses in KWAP's eFishery investment, urging the opposition group not to exploit corporate governance failures for political advantage.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has drawn attention to significant gaps in Malaysia's audit oversight following the eFishery scandal, noting that three major firms failed to identify fraudulent activities in a company where the Employees Provident Fund invested RM163.4 million.
KPMG Australia has sanctioned seven employees with fines reaching A$180,000 (US$125,838) following an internal investigation into the misuse of confidential client information. The scandal has already triggered the departures of the firm's CEO, audit chief, and chairman.
CIMB Securities has reaffirmed its 'Buy' recommendation for Padini Holdings Bhd, citing the recent Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission announcement as a catalyst that removes significant uncertainty from the retailer's valuation.
Padini Holdings announced that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has unfrozen all bank accounts that were frozen as part of a corruption investigation into the fashion retail group.
Electoral watchdog Bersih claims 34 MPs from PKR, PAS, DAP, and Umno support establishing a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged 'corporate mafia' activities in Malaysia.
A Malaysian businessman has testified in court that his elder brother donated part of a company's RM13.7 million to Bersatu without his knowledge or consent, in proceedings involving former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
A Nepturis Sdn Bhd director has distanced herself from claims that a businessman used her as a front to secure government projects, saying she cannot confirm former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's knowledge of the company's ownership.
A former Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad employee has pleaded not guilty to charges of allegedly misleading the company by concealing the actual status of crude palm oil inventory during 2024.
As companies integrate AI agents into their workforce, new research exposes troubling blind spots. Managers oversee AI work less carefully and AI models make strategically poor decisions, threatening promised efficiency gains.
The Federal Court has rejected the final legal bid by former Patimas director Ng Back Heang in an insider trading case involving RM1.2 million, closing off further avenues of appeal.
KPMG Australia appointed Michael Ebeid as its first independent chairman to rebuild trust following an audit leak scandal. Parliamentary lawmakers questioned the appointment, citing potential conflicts of interest and Ebeid's prior defence of the firm.
KPMG Australia has appointed Michael Ebeid, former SBS chief, as its first independent chairman to restore confidence following serious whistleblower allegations involving misuse of confidential data.