Malaysia to Decide on MACC Inquiry After Probe on Chief Ends

Bloomberg · Feb 27, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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Malaysia will decide whether to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate allegations of wrongdoing at the country’s anti-graft agency after a committee investigating the shareholdings of the commission’s chief submits a separate report next week.

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