Malaysia’s anti-corruption body has launched a probe into troubled oil and gas firm Sapura Energy as the government scrambles to contain public backlash over a proposed 1.1 billion ringgit (US$230 million) bailout for 2,000 unpaid vendors.
Critics argued that the taxpayers’ funds allocated for the bailout, which was announced last Thursday, should instead be used to bolster the country’s strained public health sector.
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