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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has ordered a comprehensive investigation into Khazanah Nasional Bhd subsidiaries suspected of financial or governance breaches, signalling renewed government scrutiny of the sovereign wealth fund's operations.
Malaysia's parliament has approved the KWAN Bill 2026, restructuring the National Trust Fund to draw contributions from multiple natural resource sectors rather than relying solely on Petronas, marking a strategic pivot toward broader economic sustainability.
Parliament has passed legislation closing regulatory gaps that allowed a RM5 billion KWAN withdrawal in 2021. The new law requires parliamentary approval for all future fund withdrawals.