Business, markets and economy news from Malaysia.
Thai police arrested 233 suspected drug traffickers in Narathiwat province during a month-long crackdown, with investigators believing some have links to Malaysian criminal networks involved in cross-border smuggling operations.
Singapore authorities detained three Malaysian nationals shortly after their arrival, intercepting what police believe was a coordinated cash-collection operation linked to a larger cross-border scam network operating in the region.
Police have apprehended one of two suspects linked to a June kidnapping in Kelantan, where two men were forcibly taken as collateral and smuggled across the border to Thailand through illicit routes.