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All eyes were back on the political front this week, with influential former finance minister Daim Zainuddin accusing Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of a witch-hunt. This comes after Ilham Tower, his skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, was seized by the anti-graft agency as part of investigations said to be linked to a controversial deal dating back 25 years ago.
PM Anwar has however stood firm and lauded the agency for going after corruption suspects, regardless of their position or status.
Elsewhere, floods in Malaysia have begun to subside and the hope is that the worst of the year-end monsoon is over as we begin 2024. The downpours have not just displaced thousands but also wreaked havoc on the roads, as with a Singaporean tour bus that skidded off the highway in Johor.
A member of the Terengganu state executive council also got into hot water for romanticising the floods, after he said wading in ankle-deep water rekindled his childhood memories.
Read too about tourist attractions in Malaysia — the new Tun Razak Exchange mall in Kuala Lumpur as well as Penang Hill and its funicular railway.
Follow ST’s coverage as we continue to bring you the latest developments and thank you for reading The Straits Times.
27,000 evacuated as floods hit six Malaysian states
Some 95 per cent of the evacuees were from the east coast states of Kelantan and Terengganu.
DAP, Umno clash over issues tied to Malay fears of weaker power
DAP has raised having municipal elections, non-Malay PM, irking ruling coalition partner Umno.
Malaysia’s first financial district Tun Razak Exchange takes shape
How a 2km rail drove 100 years of transformation on Penang Hill
Construction of a cable car system that travels slower than the funicular will begin in 2024.
Forest City is awakening, with new settlers of an unexpected kind
