A young woman is abducted, shot twice, and blown up in the jungle. Who wanted Altantuya dead – and who covered it up?
A young Mongolian woman is abducted from an affluent neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur in 2006, driven into the jungle, shot twice, and blown up with explosives. Her murder became one of Malaysia’s most notorious unsolved political scandals. But who wanted Altantuya Shaariibuu dead, and how far does the cover-up go?
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- Mary Ann Jolley (@jolleyma), senior reporter, Al Jazeera
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Published On 25 Oct 2026