‘Corporate mafia’: The scandal Malaysia can no longer ignore

4 May 2026

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From drink-driving to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission scandal, is Malaysia’s justice system bending to public pressure or finally getting serious?

The Straits Times’s Malaysia bureau chief Shannon Teoh and host Zurairi AR are joined by Latheefa Koya, the executive director of Lawyers for Liberty and former MACC chief.

Produced by: The Straits Times

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