KUALA LUMPUR - Two Umno leaders were charged with money laundering on Tuesday (Jan 21) for funds allegedly received from former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak seven years ago.

Pontian MP Ahmad Maslan was slapped with two charges, namely failure to declare RM2 million (S$660,000) he allegedly got from Najib when filing for taxes for the year 2013 and for making false statements to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).