Why didn't Anwar ban local banks from lending to Genting, Zafrul asks

Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz has hit back at PKR president Anwar Ibrahim after the latter asked why three government-linked banks provided RM2.51 billion in unsecured loans to Genting Hong Kong Ltd.

In an explainer on social media, Zafrul said if lending to gambling companies was a problem, Anwar should have done something when he was finance minister in the 1990s.

"If (lending to gambling companies) is a really important issue...