Both Treasury secretary-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri have been urged to respond to a report claiming that e-hailing company Uber is conducting an internal investigation into whether any form of quid pro quo occurred in Malaysia.

Bloomberg had reported that Uber's lawyers are reviewing a series of financial deals and transactions purportedly tied to the Malaysian government that may have influenced lawmakers in the country.

They are looking at a corporate donation of tens of thousands of dollars, announced in August 2016, to Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC).

Around the same time, Retirement Fund Incorporated (KWAP) supposedly invested US$30 million in Uber...