A banking veteran’s recent reprimand against normalising corruption has garnered votes of support from political observers, who called for more prominent and respected figures to be braver in speaking up.

This comes following remarks from former AmBank Group chairperson, Azman Hashim, who was speaking as the Open University Malaysia (OUM) chancellor during an Oct 19 event at the higher education institute...

This comes following remarks from former AmBank Group chairperson, Azman Hashim, who was speaking as the Open University Malaysia (OUM) chancellor during an Oct 19 event at the higher education institute.

Azman (above), who ranks at No. 23 on Forbes’ 2026 Malaysia’s 50 Richest with a net worth of around US$1.1 billion (RM4.48 billion), had expressed concern over the apparently widespread nature of corruption in Malaysia, asserting that the matter is linked to the decline of noble values in society.