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Malaysia Launches Probe into Japan Elephant Transfer

A high-stakes corruption scandal has erupted in Malaysia over the international transfer of three beloved elephants. While the relocation to Osaka’s Tennoji Zoo was framed as a 25-year conservation and research partnership, wildlife activists now allege that over RM53 million in associated transaction fees vanished instead of reaching government coffers.