Former High Court judge Abdul Halim Aman has been appointed as the new chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). He takes over the role tasked with bolstering the institution's independence.

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency got a new chief on Wednesday with the arrival of Abdul Halim Aman, a former High Court judge handed the task of steadying an institution that has spent years chasing political heavyweights while struggling to shake questions over its own independence. The 69-year-old took over as chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after Azam Baki ended a six-year tenure marked by headline arrests, asset recoveries and repeated political...