Malaysia PM vows crusade against corruption

Malaysia PM vows crusade against corruption

Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim during a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Eradicating corruption in Malaysia continues to be a difficult hurdle Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim needs to overcome if he wants to attract more foreign direct investments into the country. As Anwar … Read more

Malaysia’s prime minister lauds country’s burgeoning chip hub status

Malaysia’s prime minister lauds country’s burgeoning chip hub status

Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Malaysia’s international trade and industry minister, from left, Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, chief minister of Kedah state, Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s prime minister, Jochen Hanebeck, chief executive officer of Infineon Technologies AG, and Rutger Wijburg, chief operating officer of Infineon Technologies AG, during the opening of the company’s site of a new … Read more

‘I myself was not involved in corrupt practices’

‘I myself was not involved in corrupt practices’

Malaysia’s former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said he and his family members were not involved  in any “corrupt practices.” Last month, Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission said Mahathir was among individuals being investigated over a corruption probe that involved his sons, according to Reuters. Mahathir’s sons — Mirzan and Mokhzani — were in January ordered to declare … Read more