Businessman nabbed for allegedly selling Pahang ‘datuk’ titles for RM6,000

KOTA KINABALU: A businessman has been arrested for cheating a man of RM6,000 purportedly to obtain a "datuk" title from Pahang. Officers from the Sabah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested the businessman, who is in his 40s and has a "Datuk" title, on Monday (July 21) when he turned up at the state MACC head office...

Mining bribery case: Sabah reps vow to continue serving constituents while clearing their names

KOTA KINABALU: Two elected Sabah representatives facing corruption charges want their day in court to clear their names through the legal process after what they termed "intense humiliation" in the public eye. Sindumin assemblyman Datuk Dr Yusof Yacob and his Tanjung Batu colleague Andi Muhammad Suryady Bandy said they would continue serving in their constituencies while...

Two Penang public health assistants remanded over RM54,000 bribery case

GEORGE TOWN: Two public health assistants from the Penang City Council have been remanded for three days from Wednesday (May 7) by the Sessions Court here for allegedly accepting a RM54,000 bribe from a contractor. The remand order for the two male suspects, in their 30s and 60s, was issued by Judge Juraidah Abbas following an...

Former chairman of China Everbright Group sentenced to 15 years’ jail for bribery

HARBIN, (China): (Bernama-Xinhua) Li Xiaopeng (pic), former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group, was on Tuesday (March 18) sentenced by a court to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes, Xinhua reported. Li was also fined 6 million yuan (about US$831,000), and all his illegal gains will be recovered and turned over to the...

Former bank sales manager claims trial to 58 graft charges involving over RM600,000

MELAKA: A former sales manager with a bank has claimed trial to 58 charges of soliciting and accepting bribes amounting to RM600,903. The bribes were allegedly from two law firms to facilitate housing loan case referrals to the Malaysia Building Society Berhad (MBSB) Bank over the past eight years. Mohamad Faqih Mustapha pleaded not guilty to all...

MACC detains six individuals on suspicion of bribery involving government projects

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained six individuals, including a civil engineer and three company owners, on suspicion of bribery for monopolising all projects awarded by two government departments across two districts in Sarawak. According to sources, the male suspects, aged 40 to 70, were detained between 7am and noon at various locations...

Gov’t agency director among two remanded in RM900,000 bribery probe

CHUKAI: The Director of a government agency in Terengganu is among the two men who have been remanded for six days, starting Monday (Jan 20), on suspicion of soliciting and accepting a bribe of approximately RM900,000 in exchange for securing a project, preparing and approving several development plans for a consultancy firm. The remand order, until...

Lavishing gifts, organising parties for VIPs can foster culture of bribery in civil service, says EAIC chief

PUTRAJAYA: The practice of lavishing gifts, organising parties and sponsoring public service programmes – traditionally seen as gestures of respect and appreciation for high-ranking officials could foster a culture of bribery if left unchecked, says Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) chairman Tan Sri Dr Ismail Bakar. He said paying tribute – an age-old practice where subordinates...

Seven enforcement personnel remanded by MACC for taking monthly bribes

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven local authority enforcement personnel have been remanded for allegedly accepting monthly bribes of almost RM12,000 from businesses operating illegally. Sources said the suspects, aged between 30 and 40 years old, were detained by Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers around the city between 8.30am and 11am on Monday (July 22) through a...

Highway COO detained for RM300,000 bribe in Putrajaya

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained the chief operating officer (COO) of a highway concessionaire for allegedly receiving over RM300,000 in bribes. According to a source, the suspect, a man in his 50s, was detained around 8pm on Monday (July 15) when he arrived at the MACC headquarters here to have his statement recorded. "The...