A private company senior executive will be the first individual in Malaysia to be charged in court for taking detrimental action against a whistleblower after he allegedly caused an employee who reported him to the MACC to lose his job.

In a statement, the MACC said the suspect is expected to be hauled to the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court tomorrow morning to face a charge under Section 10(3)(b) of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010...