In-depth reporting on Malaysia and the region.
South Korean authorities have charged eight individuals, including six journalists from a business daily, with orchestrating a stock price manipulation scheme that netted more than 9 billion won in illicit profits over several years.
Laos has sentenced 15 provincial officials for corruption, with 10 receiving life imprisonment in what represents an escalating judicial response to high-level graft across the country's government agencies.
Three company directors have been charged at Shah Alam Sessions Court with multiple counts of money laundering and misappropriation of funds totalling millions of ringgit diverted from an NGO.
A 25-year-old part-time Grab driver is being charged over allegations that he staged his own kidnapping to extract RM30,000 in ransom from his parents following mounting loan shark debts.
A former unit trust consultant has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and fined RM2 million after being convicted of defrauding investors. The case highlights ongoing compliance lapses in Malaysia's investment advisory sector.
A Singapore-based fraudster allegedly swindled six foreign nationals out of S$14,000 using counterfeit work permit documents. The mastermind, posing as a film producer and using a legitimate NRIC, convinced victims to transfer funds for non-existent employment.
Malaysian authorities have arrested a foreign national at Miri airport on suspicion of involvement in an ATM skimming scheme targeting Brunei. The suspect is accused of installing card-reading devices at automated teller machines.
Malaysia's anti-corruption authority has arrested the secretary and treasurer of an NGO on suspicion of laundering RM5 million in funds, marking fresh scrutiny of financial controls within civil society organisations.
The United States has returned over USD1.37 billion in assets derived from 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund misappropriation to Malaysia, according to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, though significant sums remain frozen in multiple jurisdictions.
A former corporate services firm owner has been sentenced to 32 weeks in jail for fabricating financial records for shell companies connected to Singapore's S$3 billion money laundering scandal involving 10 foreign nationals.
Malaysian authorities have dismantled a sophisticated investment fraud operation in Melaka, leading to the arrest of 21 Chinese nationals suspected of orchestrating non-existent investment schemes that defrauded victims regionally.
Malaysia's Securities Commission has charged three brothers at separate Kuala Lumpur courts for operating unlicensed securities dealing businesses between March and October 2019, risking fines up to RM10 million or decade-long prison sentences.
A former director of Kyaputen Sdn Bhd has been convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegally managing funds and laundering money, defrauding 23 victims of RM1.263 million between 2018 and 2020.
Authorities have detained a former civil servant accused of submitting falsified documents to unlawfully claim approximately RM300,000 in financial support. The case highlights persistent fraud risks within government assistance programmes.
A jailed operative of the notorious Geng Upik organised crime syndicate has been charged with nine counts of money laundering in connection with transactions exceeding RM800,000, marking another legal development against the criminal network.
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The High Court has scheduled a hearing for September 28 to consider 1MDB's application to freeze Rosmah Mansor's assets in a RM1.41 billion civil suit alleging misappropriation of funds for high-end goods purchases.
Singapore authorities are investigating 550 suspects—including minors aged 16—over involvement in more than 1,800 scam and illegal lending cases. A 10-day operation netted 46 arrests, with victims losing over $17 million combined.
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has frozen 14 bank accounts and seized RM1.4 million in assets as part of an investigation into alleged corruption within a foreign affairs-linked syndicate.
Singapore's police forces participated in a sweeping international anti-fraud operation spanning 97 countries that resulted in 5,811 arrests and the interception of US$293 million in illicit funds between January and April.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has frozen 14 bank accounts totalling RM1.1 million as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption within the immigration sector, targeting both corporate and individual suspects.
A Singapore man convicted of bribery in June now faces more than 100 additional charges related to fraudulent investment schemes totalling over S$50 million, involving false promises of returns to investors.
Brunei has imprisoned an Indian national for two years and four months after he admitted to handling BND230,000 in suspected criminal proceeds without verifying their origin, as part of a coordinated cross-border money movement operation.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has opened a comprehensive investigation into overseas properties valued at RM59 million with suspected links to the 1MDB scandal, examining potential corruption, money laundering, and asset recovery.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has frozen RM3.4 million held in company accounts while investigating allegations that false documents were used to fraudulently obtain approximately RM20 million in financing from a development financial institution.
Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog has reiterated that its investigation into fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho remains active and open, contrary to suggestions the case has been shelved.
Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong has firmly rejected allegations that fugitive businessman Jho Low entered Malaysia last year accompanying a Chinese delegation to negotiate a 1MDB repayment deal, dismissing the claims during parliamentary Question Time.
A water utility employee in Seremban has been charged with cheating two women of a combined RM108,500 through what authorities describe as fraudulent schemes involving the company's services.
Malaysian authorities have arrested three individuals suspected of defrauding a financial institution through forged documentation to secure a RM20 million loan.
India's Special Investigation Team is examining whether stolen gold ornaments from the Ram Temple were melted into bullion to conceal their origins. The probe has widened to include financial audits and trust records spanning five years.
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim has called for fugitive businessman Jho Low to be tried in Malaysia over the 1MDB scandal, rejecting any potential US pardon and asserting Malaysia's independent legal authority.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has clarified that only Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, possesses the constitutional authority to revoke Tan Sri Azam Baki's membership on the National Financial Crime Centre advisory board.
A former kindergarten teacher pleaded not guilty in Shah Alam Sessions Court to three money laundering charges involving RM133,550 in cash and gold jewellery allegedly sourced from unlawful activities.
The owner of a popular Geylang porridge restaurant in Singapore has been charged with evading nearly S$3.8 million in taxes and money laundering, with investigators seizing over S$2.4 million in cash and luxury assets.
The National Financial Crime Centre has clarified that Tan Sri Azam Baki's membership on its Advisory Board operates in his personal capacity and remains unaffected by his position as MACC chief commissioner.
Singapore police have arrested 230 people—including a teenager—in a fortnight-long operation targeting elaborate scam networks that defrauded victims of approximately S$9 million across multiple fraud schemes.
Opposition Leader Hamzah Zainudin has questioned the government's decision to appoint former MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki as adviser to the National Financial Crime Prevention Centre, citing unresolved corporate shareholding controversies.
Singapore's High Court has rejected Standard Chartered's bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion lawsuit connected to the 1MDB scandal, clearing the way for the case to proceed to full trial on allegations of dishonest assistance and breaches of anti-money laundering obligations.
Former Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu has questioned why the former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki attended a National Financial Crime Prevention Centre advisory board meeting.
American director Carl Rinsch has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of embezzling US$11 million provided by Netflix for a science fiction television project, instead spending the funds on personal luxuries and speculative investments.
The MACC has revoked seizure orders against Rohas Tecnic and its subsidiary HGPT, lifting restrictions on their bank accounts and allowing the power transmission tower manufacturer to resume normal business operations.
A former Ikram officer has been charged with money laundering involving RM18 million allegedly used to acquire high-end vehicles through corporate accounts.
Authorities have broken up a sophisticated perfume investment scam operation after conducting a targeted raid on a KL Eco City location, resulting in six arrests. Investigators are examining the syndicate's structure and scope.