Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Faces Pressure Over Anti-Corruption Agency Allegations

Pressure mounts on Malaysia’s Anwar as allies seeks new inquiry into MACC allegations

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is facing mounting pressure from within his own ruling coalition after a key partner called for an independent inquiry into allegations that a “corporate mafia” is operating within the country’s anti-corruption agency, placing his reform agenda under renewed scrutiny. The Democratic Action Party (DAP) – the largest party in Anwar’s uneasy alliance – said it would insist on a royal commission to investigate claims that senior figures in the Malaysian...

By Joseph Sipalan