The current monarch of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, announced he will personally select the next chief of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). This signals that the current head's term will not be renewed, maintaining the process outside of partisan politics.

Malaysia’s king said he would select a new anti-corruption chief, the first official confirmation that current head Azam Baki’s term will not be renewed when it ends next month. “I will determine who is the best candidate to lead the MACC from now on,” Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor, the current monarch, said in a social media post on Thursday, referring to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. He added that “there is no need for any party to politicise the matter”. Representatives for the...