The GISB scandal reveals a harrowing tale of exploitation, as former members recount a legacy of abuse hidden behind a facade of faith Celebration Mall had stood empty for years until new owners with grand ambitions swept in 24 years ago.

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.

The head of a Malaysian conglomerate accused of running homes where hundreds of children and youths were allegedly sexually abused said there were 'one or two' cases of sodomy at the shelters but he denied other allegations of misconduct.