The Court of Appeal has set May 9 to hear the appeal by former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin and his family to overturn a high court’s dismissal of their application to obtain leave to commence a judicial review to challenge the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) probe into their financial affairs.
Muda’s acting president Amira Aisya Abd Aziz has questioned the ongoing graft probes focused on former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin and his family, as they were not only the names mentioned in the Pandora and Panama Papers.
Former two-time finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin does not appear to be directly named in the organisational make-up of a majority of the companies he is accused of failing to declare to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Prime Minister says the move, announced under Budget 2026, aims to promote healthier lifestyles and reduce access to alcohol and tobacco, with additional revenue channelled to the Health Ministry
