The GISB scandal reveals a harrowing tale of exploitation, as former members recount a legacy of abuse hidden behind a facade of faith.

He was accused of using a cane and other forms of aggression to abuse the boys. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Police chief Razarudin Husain said that the young care home charges could have been instructed to deny they knew their parents as part of a ploy to gain donations.

Malaysian authorities have frozen almost 100 bank accounts linked to an Islamic business group being investigated for suspected child abuse, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

The move comes amid concern that they may fall behind in their education, pending the ongoing police probe. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Police said they had arrested 355 people, including religious teachers, and rescued more than 400 children from care homes run by the group.

Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.

Police said they had arrested 355 people and rescued more than 400 children.

Muslim conglomerate Global Ikhwan Services and Business Holdings (GISB) owns bakeries, minimarts and other businesses in Malaysia and elsewhere, with assets totalling around RM325 million (US$75.6 million) globally.