PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia—Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad increased pressure on the country’s attorney general to step down, while Malaysia’s antigraft chief resigned, as the new government prepared to relaunch investigations into financial scandals surrounding former leader Najib Razak. On his first full day in office, Mr. Mahathir indicated he would pursue Mr. Najib and anyone else implicated in an embezzlement scam that allegedly sucked billions of dollars from state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd., or 1MDB.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 14, 2018 06:03 UTC