SHAH ALAM: Six vehicle inspection officers from the Computerised Vehicle Inspection Centre (Puspakom) suspected of being involved in a syndicate approving heavy vehicle inspections have been suspended with immediate effect. In confirming the suspension, Puspakom chief executive officer Mahmood Razak Bahman said the organisation takes the matter seriously and will not tolerate any misconduct, especially involving...
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) aims to focus on eradicating corruption in procurement, enforcement and grand corruption to help the country's economy, reduce leakages and return misappropriated national assets and money next year. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the MACC will also carry out a transformation of the MACC structure, namely improving...
PUTRAJAYA: Anti-graft officers have arrested a civil servant and a company owner over alleged bribery involving construction projects valued at RM250mil awarded by one of the district public works departments in Sarawak. It is believed that the two male suspects in their 40s and 50s were detained at 5.30am on Thursday (Dec 5) when they presented...
KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun says the latest videos implicating him and other Sabah assemblymen in an alleged mining scandal are specifically intended as character assassination. “I am shocked how some people can go all out to malign others with lies and character assassination,” the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) secretary-general said on Tuesday (Dec 3)...
KUALA LUMPUR: The prevalence of corruption, mismanagement, abuse of power and breaches of trust is akin to cancerous cells eroding the nation’s anatomy, placing immense burden on its people, says Sultan Nazrin Shah (pic). To address this, he said, the administrative systems, governance and management practices must be anchored in values, principles and trustworthiness, transcending ethnic,...
PUTRAJAYA: The habit of comparing oneself to others who appear more successful or possess more wealth, and prioritising greed disproportionate to financial capabilities, are among the elements that can prompt civil servants to commit immoral actions, such as corruption. Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar said that this phenomenon, however, is...
KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah Deputy Chief Minister, along with two other assemblymen, have provided statements to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigators regarding graft claims linked to the issuance of state mining licences. The trio were questioned following the release of videos by a news portal, in which they were seen in conversation with a whistleblower discussing...
KUALA LUMPUR: A former senior engineering manager of a manufacturing company has been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly making false claims amounting to RM2mil. Sinar Harian reported that a source said Magistrate Izra Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued a four-day remand for the suspect after the MACC filed the application at the Putrajaya Magistrate's...
KUALA LUMPUR: The unity government will continue to push for reforms and uphold good governance, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister, in a post on his official Facebook page, said the unity government will continue to correct wrongs that had resulted from irresponsible use of power and abuse of trust. "I acknowledge that the nation's...
PETALING JAYA: The probe into YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL) over the RM4.07bil 1BestariNet service tender from the Education Ministry will be transparent and impartial, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The commission has assured that the probe was being carried out professionally, with no interference from external parties. In a statement on Friday (Sept 6), the...
