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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has detained a former estate manager from a Klang Valley rubber sapling supplier as part of an ongoing investigation into an RM8 million contract linked to a Tabung Haji Royal Commission of Inquiry.
The Raja of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, held a formal audience with Malaysian Army Chief General Tan Sri Azhan Md Othman at Istana Arau, emphasizing the strategic partnership between the monarchy and defence establishment.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has called for stability in MARA's Bumiputera protection policies regardless of which government is in power, citing the need for amendments to the MARA Act 1966.
Malaysia's Cabinet has endorsed constitutional amendments to bolster Parliament's oversight of Public Prosecutor appointments, separating the role from the Attorney General to strengthen judicial independence and institutional accountability.
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.