KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27 -- Malaysia's successful recovery of around 70 per cent so far of 1Malaysia Development Berhad's (1MDB) RM42 billion assets is the highest recovery rate when compared against other corruption scandals globally, a senior officer from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has said.

MACC's special operations division's senior director Datuk Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin, who is also head of MACC's 1MDB Asset Recovery Task Force, credited the success to a joint effort by Malaysian agencies.

"Currently, Malaysia has successfully recovered approximately 70 per cent of 1MDB assets, amounting to about RM30 billion out of the total RM42 billion.

"This recovery rate is significantly higher than the international ave...