KUALA LUMPUR: Eighteen of the 27 individuals detained by graft busters for alleged involvement in counter setting are Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) officers, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. The AKPS director-general said the officers detained were stationed at Terminal 1 and 2 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). "We will give...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
