{
  "id": 2294423,
  "title": "Former TH CEO remanded 7 days over RCI report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/former-th-ceo-remanded-7-days-over-rci-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:04:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1515820/former-th-ceo-remanded-7-days-over-rci-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former chief executive officer of Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) has been remanded for seven days in connection with the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into TH, according to a report by New Straits Times. The remand order, issued by magistrate Ezrene Zakariah, will run until August 27 and was prompted by an application from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The individual, who is in his 60s, was accompanied by MACC officers when he appeared in court on August 24 wearing orange lock-up attire and handcuffs. The RCI report, released after a four-year investigation, included 25 key recommendations aimed at improving transparency, professionalism, and governance at the institution, including a proposal to bar active politicians from serving on TH's board of directors. The MACC had previously detained and questioned seven individuals in connection with the RCI report, including a former CEO of a shipping company, a director of a construction company, a former company director, and four former senior TH management personnel.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}