Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met Aminul Islam, the businessman the South Asian nation tried to have extradited in 2024 as part of a probe into alleged trafficking of migrant workers, during a state visit to Malaysia in June, according to people familiar with the matter.

Malaysia’s government rejected a lawmaker’s request for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to disclose former anti-graft agency chief Azam Baki’s shareholding records.

Some Malaysian lawmakers from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s party have urged his government to disclose findings from investigations into a former anti-graft chief’s shareholdings, Malaysiakini reported Wednesday.

Malaysia has overhauled its rules for civil servants’ shareholdings and asset declarations, months after a report about the stock holdings of former anti-graft chief Azam Baki spurred public debate in the country.

Malaysia’s anti-graft chief Azam Baki is poised to end his six-year run with two investigations relating to him and the agency still pending.

Malaysia named Abdul Halim Aman as the next anti-graft chief, taking over from embattled head Azam Baki when his term ends next month.

Malaysia’s king said he would select a new anti-graft chief, the first official confirmation that current head Azam Baki’s term won’t be renewed when it ends next month.

Malaysia is exploring the need to develop a new digital platform to improve hiring of foreign workers, according to its Ministry of Human Resources.

Malaysia is planning to adopt a new foreign worker recruitment system developed by Bestinet Sdn., the company founded by labor tycoon Aminul Islam, according to six people familiar with the matter.

Malaysian businessman Victor Chin is suing labor tycoon Aminul Islam for the “attempted hijacking” of a company, the latest development in the so-called corporate mafia case that’s drawn public attention in the Southeast Asian nation.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged officials to avoid immediately releasing a report on his anti-graft chief’s shareholdings to the public, people familiar with the matter said.

A senior leader in Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s party denied soliciting and receiving a bribe from businessman Victor Chin as the fallout from the so-called corporate mafia scandal intensifies in the Southeast Asian country.

A Malaysian businessman whose properties were raided by investigators on Friday said any probe into an alleged scheme to intimidate company executives must also include the role of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the police.

A Malaysian lawmaker said a probe into the shareholdings of the country’s anti-graft chief Azam Baki allegedly uncovered that he owned shares worth 14 million ringgit ($3.6 million) in nine companies.

Malaysia’s cabinet received a report on the probe into anti-graft chief Azam Baki’s shareholdings and referred the matter to the chief secretary to the government to follow up.

Malaysia’s cabinet received a report on the probe into anti-graft chief Azam Baki’s shareholdings and referred the matter to the chief secretary to the government to follow up.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is poised to drop anti-graft chief Azam Baki after a probe into his shareholdings, people familiar with the matter said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said a special committee investigating anti-graft chief Azam Baki’s shareholdings will submit its report soon, and it’s therefore too early to decide on the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into allegations the agency colluded with businessmen to oust company founders.

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.

A senior Malaysian minister said he will push the cabinet to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate alleged abuses of power by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, breaking ranks with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who has defended the anti-graft agency and its chief Azam Baki.