Malaysia’s anti-graft investigations focusing on high-profile corporate bailouts of Mahathir era

Malaysia’s widening anti-graft investigations has shifted focus to several state-sponsored bailouts of businessmen who were politically connected to former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. These include state-owned Petronas' takeover of debt-laden shipping assets controlled by one of Dr Mahathir's sons, as well as a bailout of a businessman who owned a controlling stake in Malaysia Airlines.