Najib Abdul Razak has requested the Pakatan Harapan government not to raid Petronas' coffers or use its funds for bailout missions, similar to what transpired during Dr Mahathir Mohamad's previous 22-year tenure as prime minister.

In a Facebook post this afternoon, the former prime minister noted that Putrajaya stated Petronas, Khazanah and Bank Negara would be told to fork out higher dividends to the government to compensate for the abolishment of the goods and services tax (GST)...