A police report alleges that Taib Mahmud’s wife, Ragad Kurdi Taib, had forcibly removed him from a hospital in Sarawak over the weekend.

The decision to halve Najib’s sentence and cut his fine for corruption linked to the plunder of the 1MDB state fund enraged the public and reopened wounds on all sides of Malaysia’s festering political divide.

Najib will be freed in August 2028 after his 12-year jail term was halved by Pardons Board led by King Sultan Abdullah, in one of his final acts in office.

Both Sultan Ibrahim and his predecessor have called for Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to be allowed to see through its full term after years of political turmoil and a revolving door of prime ministers.

Mahathir Mohamad and Daim Zainuddin are among the old adversaries to be swept up in a wide-ranging anti-graft probe. Anwar denies he’s had a hand in it. Still, at least one observer says it’s a ‘smart move’.

Najib was jailed in 2022 after being convicted of corruption linked to the plunder of state fund 1MDB. The decision means he could now be eligible for release as early as next year.

Hailing from the US$5.7 billion Johor royal family, the sultan has a collection of 300 luxury cars, his own private army – and family ties to Hitler?

Mystery surrounds the fate of the disgraced former leader, who was jailed in 2022 for 12 years for corruption linked to the 1MDB scandal.

Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor began his five-year term at the head of Malaysia’s unique rotating monarchy on Wednesday, at a time of mounting political intrigue.

Readers discuss the UN Security Council’s veto power, legal powers to obtain information, and how the West can set an example to Hong Kong.

The outspoken Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar takes the throne at a time the monarch faces heightened public expectations to broker political stability.

Instability driven by domestic politicians is undermining Malaysia’s fifth prime minister since 2018, says Sarawak premier Abang Johari Tun Openg, who threw the support of his state’s ruling coalition behind Anwar after the 2022 elections.

The 86-year-old former finance minister and key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was charged on Monday with failing to comply with a notice to declare his assets under the country’s anti-corruption laws.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission sends asset declaration notice to businessman Mokhzani Mahathir.

An inquiry panel will look into then-PM Mahathir Mohamad’s decision to withdraw from a review of ICJ’s ruling on the island of Pedra Branca.

Malaysia’s ex-minister Daim Zainuddin, the former aide of Mahathir Mohamad, faces questions over his wealth as PM Anwar Ibrahim cracks down on endemic corruption.

Naimah Abdul Khalid, who was banned from leaving the country, faces up to five years in jail if convicted.

The probe against Mirzan Mahathir concerns the sale of stakes in some government-linked corporations.

Mirzan Mahathir, 66, has 30 days to declare his domestic and overseas assets, as part of the agency’s investigation into revelations from the Panama Papers.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) began a probe of Daim Zainuddin after the release of the Pandora Papers.

Renewable energy and AI are key themes of PM Anwar Ibrahim’s administration to wean Malaysia off its reliance on its depleting oil reserves.

Former PM Mahathir Mohamad says staunch critic P Ramasamy’s loyalty to his ethnicity shows that he is racist.

The ringgit has slid more than 1 per cent in January, and is about 3 per cent away from a 25-year low reached in October.

Najib’s lawyers contended that the statements by several individuals in the documentary were in contempt of court as his corruption trial was still ongoing.

Under ex-PM Najib Razak’s tenure, Malaysia saw billions of dollars of Chinese investments mainly via the Belt and Road Initiative, some of which were later axed.

Chinese developer Country Garden’s US$100 billion flagship Malaysia project has fallen on hard times. But there’s hope yet of attracting more investors – if they can clear out the stray dogs, day drinkers and decay.

Malaysia’s former finance minister Daim Zainuddin said he stood to gain more wealth had he not joined politics, amid a probe by the country’s anti-corruption board.