An anti-corruption inquiry has been launched in Malaysia after reports that public funds were used to pay for the giant wedding of a top official's son.
Some 130,000 guests poured into a sports centre in the southern state of Malacca for eight hours of revelry.
Malacca's chief minister, Ali Rustam, insisted the function, where food alone reportedly cost $200,000 (£124,000), had been his "own family arrangement".
Opposition politicians have asked how he could afford the cost on his salary.
Malaysians are having to pay more for food and petrol as the government cuts back on subsidies during tough economic times, the BBC's Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur. Corruption allegations are therefore becoming more sensitive. Full story...
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Some 130,000 guests poured into a sports centre in the southern state of Malacca for eight hours of revelry.
Malacca's chief minister, Ali Rustam, insisted the function, where food alone reportedly cost $200,000 (£124,000), had been his "own family arrangement".
Opposition politicians have asked how he could afford the cost on his salary.
Malaysians are having to pay more for food and petrol as the government cuts back on subsidies during tough economic times, the BBC's Jennifer Pak reports from Kuala Lumpur. Corruption allegations are therefore becoming more sensitive. Full story...
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