The stories shaping Malaysia, in focus.
President Ferdinand Marcos declared that even his own family members will face accountability in his administration's anticorruption campaign, citing an ongoing investigation into his cousin and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over a multibillion-peso flood control scandal.
Tan Sri Azam Baki, the former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief, has rejected claims of involvement in a RM178.29 million contract secured by a firm connected to his brother.
The government has ruled that shareholding records belonging to former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Tan Sri Azam Baki should remain private, with official Azalina arguing they do not constitute public documents subject to disclosure.
Authorities have detained a former civil servant accused of submitting false documentation to fraudulently secure approximately RM300,000 in financial aid, highlighting ongoing concerns over government benefit system vulnerabilities.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has outlined six governance enhancements aimed at improving the administration of maintenance grants distributed to temples, churches, and other non-Muslim places of worship across the country.
Pakatan Harapan's Johor manifesto emphasises implementable commitments rather than one-off promises, featuring a public monitoring dashboard and integrated approach to tackling the cost of living through affordable housing, healthcare and transport initiatives.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has demanded an end to the use of support letters and political connections in approving business loans, calling the practice destructive to entrepreneurs and wasteful of public funds.