United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

The candidates' offences included "being involved in assisting opponent parties", says UMNO's Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

"A good relationship makes it easier for a natural flow of economic activity": Manu Bhaskaran of Centennial Asia Advisors.

Is Dr M refusing to hand power to Anwar Ibrahim?

(Oct 19): Malaysia’s former deputy prime minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, was charged on Friday with 45 criminal offences including money laundering and graft, the state news agency reported, amid a widening crackdown on corruption.

SINGAPORE (Oct 18): Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, president of Malaysia’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), was put under arrest earlier today at 3.15pm by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

(Sept 25): Datuk Seri Nazir Razak was an early and vocal critic of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and the opaque manner it was managed.

SINGAPORE (Sept 13): Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has pleaded not guilty to two charges under Malaysia’s anti-money laundering act, for receiving RM4.3 million ($1.4 million) and RM5.2 million from former prime minister Najib Razak.

(Sept 10): Malaysia’s former Prime Minister would like his money back.

LANGKAWI (June 21): Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak says he shouldn’t be blamed for the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, and declares he knows nothing about money from the state fund appearing in his personal account.

MALAYSIA (April 21): In a sparse office on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, dozens of millennials are busy crunching numbers, barely looking up from their computers as they sip coffee.