Couple’s RM23k savings withdrawn mysteriously

IPOH: A couple was shocked to find that their fixed deposit savings, which were meant for their children’s education, were transferred out of their bank accounts without their knowledge. Aquarium shop owner Ling Yoke Suan, 36, and her husband Yong Kui Hin, 38, claimed to have lost a total of RM23,080. According to Ling, 17 transactions were...

More than 110 suspicious S’pore bank accounts with over S$400k blocked by UOB or seized by police

SINGAPORE: More than 110 suspicious bank accounts with over S$400,000 were blocked by UOB or seized by the police in a joint operation targeting money mules. The operation was conducted by the bank and officers from the Anti-Scam Centre (ASC) from June 17 to 24, the police said in a statement on Thursday (June 27). The...

MACC freezes Tan Sri’s personal accounts in RM4.5bil graft probe

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen several bank accounts believed to hold tens of millions of ringgit belonging to a businessman with a Tan Sri title. According to a source, the action was taken following investigations into a businessman since July 2023 regarding a contract to procure and manage the government's fleet of...

MACC freezes Tan Sri’s personal accounts in RM4.5bil graft probe

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen several bank accounts believed to hold tens of millions of ringgit belonging to a businessman with a Tan Sri title. According to a source, the action was taken following investigations into a businessman since July 2023 regarding a contract to procure and manage the government's fleet of...

MACC ready to justify freezing of Aman Palestin accounts in court

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is ready to reveal to the courts its justifications for freezing the accounts of Aman Palestin Berhad, says Tan Sri Azam Baki (pic). The MACC chief commissioner was responding to the NGO's demand for the release of its accounts within three days, failing which it will take legal action. "The...