Khazanah Nasional Bhd has said a news report claiming that the sovereign wealth fund had "meddled" with Malaysia Airlines, leading to the CEO Peter Bellew's abrupt departure, was speculative.

"We wish to clarify that the speculation based on unnamed sources in the article is both erroneous and misleading," said Khazanah in a statement yesterday.

Khazanah, as the sole shareholder of Malaysia Airlines, clarified that it routinely receives key plans on Malaysia Airlines restructuring programme from the airline's board of directors and management.

"Khazanah also wishes to clarify that no Khazanah official was approached by New Straits Times(NST) for comment prior to the publication of this speculative article.”...