Tag - Hishamuddin Hashim

Protest outside Bank Negara demands action over RM100mil forex scam

GEORGE TOWN: A massive forex investment scam that has allegedly defrauded 388 victims across multiple countries of RM104.75mil since 2016 has prompted calls for swift action. The scam, allegedly orchestrated by individuals claiming to be Russian financial experts, promised high annual returns of 20-30%. The victims, ranging from professionals to retirees, claimed that after payments ceased in...

Mother appeals for daughter’s rescue from human trafficking syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: A mother is urgently pleading for help to rescue her 24-year-old daughter, who is believed to be a victim of a human trafficking syndicate in Cambodia since June. The woman, identified only as Radiah, 56, explained that her daughter had flown from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur on June 19 after she and her friend...

MACC summons 10 individuals in HRD Corp audit investigation

PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators have summoned 10 individuals for their statements in connection with their investigation into the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp) audit report. Bernama reported on Thursday (July 11) that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) senior director of investigation, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hashim, said the people called were staff of the corporation and the...

Job scam rings in Myanmar planning to shift ops to Laos, warns MHO

SEPANG: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has warned that job scam syndicates based in Myanmar are expected to move their base of operations to Laos. Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) secretary-general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim said this after three Malaysians were brought back from Myanmar on Thursday. "The three were forced to work for scam syndicates Tachileik and Myawadyy...