KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed gratitude to Malaysians for their continued patience and support as his administration works to restore the nation's finances and address the lingering effects of past scandals.

This comes in the wake of recent revelations by investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright, who disclosed that Malaysia's actual losses from the 1MDB scandal could total up to US$18 billion (RM75.9 billion).

The prime minister said this figure underscored the scale of the damage inherited by the Madani government.

"From the very first day the prime minister took office at the end of 2022, he remained committed to repairing the country's financial standing so that he can be...