Ismail Sabri leaves MACC HQ for the day, expected to return March 17

PUTRAJAYA: After around six hours of questioning, former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has left the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters here for the day. Friday (March 14) was the second straight day he was at the graft buster's offices and it is believed he will return for further sessions on Monday (March 17). ALSO...

Ismail Sabri on MC, MACC to record his statement on March 7

PETALING JAYA: The meeting between the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, which was scheduled for Wednesday (March 5), has been postponed. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki, who confirmed this, said his officers would record Ismail Sabri's statement on March 7 instead. He said that the former prime minister...

Ex-Kenaf Trading Global CEO, wife and son face money-laundering charges involving over RM150mil

KUALA LUMPUR: The former chief executive officer (CEO) of Syarikat Kenaf Trading Global Sdn Bhd, his wife and son were charged at two Sessions Courts here on Tuesday (March 4) with 12 money laundering charges involving more than RM150mil. Jazman Shahar Abdollah, 53; his wife Mariam Zakaria, 49; and their son, Irfan Hadi, 28, pleaded not...

Ismail Sabri a suspect in ongoing MACC investigation, says Azam Baki

PUTRAJAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is a suspect in an ongoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigation, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. MACC Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said this at a press conference on the matter at the MACC HQ here on Monday (March 3) ALSO READ: MACC seizes RM170mil in foreign currency,...

Six more remanded in connection with Ops Sky

PUTRAJAYA: Six more individuals, including current and former banking officers, have been remanded for five days to assist in investigations into a corruption case involving the processing and approval of personal loan applications submitted by a financial consultancy firm. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said that the remand order against four men and two women was...

Najib directly involved in handing out cheques to Umno, SRC’s lawyer tells court

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has been told that Datuk Seri Najib Razak was the "shadow director" of SRC International Sdn Bhd and was personally and directly involved in handing out cheques worth RM16mil and RM3.5mil to Umno and Selangor Umno. Lawyer Razlan Hadri Zulkifli, representing SRC and its subsidiaries, Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd and...

MACC cripples money laundering syndicate after mass raids in Klang Valley

PUTRAJAYA: A syndicate believed to be engaging in corruption and money laundering involving a financial consulting firm and officers from several financial institutions have been crippled. It is learnt that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had carried out mass raids at 24 locations including houses and offices within the Klang Valley on Jan 13 and arrested...

Bad advice led to mistakes, says Najib in 1MDB trial

PUTRAJAYA: Despite his extensive experience in governance and quality education, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak admitted in the High Court that he made decisions on government-related measures with full awareness but sometimes miscalculated the impact. The 71-year-old former prime minister said mistakes could happen if a matter was misrepresented, or he was misinformed or misled. Najib, who...

Puspakom case: Six vehicle inspection officers suspended with immediate effect

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...

MACC to focus on grand corruption battle, national asset recovery in 2025

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...