KUALA LUMPUR: Sixteen bank accounts with RM10.2mil in funds along with other assets were seized in connection with the investigation into alleged corruption involving e-waste processing, effluent disposal and scheduled waste dumping activities in Selangor and Negri Sembilan. Sources said a company director under investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Investigation division has had his...
PETALING JAYA: IJM Corporation Berhad has dismissed reports suggesting it is linked to an investigation by the United Kingdom’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), describing such claims as inaccurate. In a statement on Tuesday (Jan 20), the company said neither IJM nor its UK associates are aware of any SFO investigation, adding that it has not been...
KUALA LUMPUR: The widow of Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has submitted a representation seeking to drop charges of conspiring with her late husband to receive RM2.8mil in bribes. The bribes were allegedly for securing approval for Felcra Berhad to invest RM150mil in Public Mutual Berhad unit trust products. Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad's lawyer, Datuk...
SIBU: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has re-emphasised that the RMRM188,132.26 seized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has no connection with a donation it received from the then Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak before 2013. In a statement on Sunday (Dec 28), SUPP said political parties in Malaysia, including SUPP, relied on donations...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has conducted a series of high-profile investigations this year, including one involving a former prime minister, as well as cases involving enforcement officers and banking institutions, with asset recoveries, seizures and forfeitures exceeding RM8.4bil as of Nov 30. In a statement on Tuesday (Dec 23), the MACC said one...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is in the process of arranging the return of high-value 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) assets currently held overseas. According to a source, the portfolio of 12 major works belonging to Jasmine Loo is held by US auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's. The collection includes Pablo Picasso's L'Ecuyere et les clowns (1961); Joan...
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is set to establish Ombudsman Malaysia with a broader mandate to strengthen integrity and transparency across the public sector. The decision was reached at Monday’s meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance (JKKTN), chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said the proposal would cover maladministration, misconduct,...
KUALA LUMPUR: The arrest and subsequent court charge against businessman-turned-whistleblower Datuk Albert Tei undermine efforts to combat corruption in government, says his lawyer Latheefa Koya. She said Tei’s prosecution was unprecedented, as he was the individual who first exposed the alleged wrongdoing in the ongoing Sabah mineral exploration and mining licensing corruption case. Latheefa said it was...
PUTRAJAYA: Former senior political secretary to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters on Friday (Nov 28) to assist in an investigation into allegations that he received bribes from businessman Albert Tei. Shamsul Iskandar arrived at the graft busters' headquarters at about noon to record...
PUTRAJAYA: No individuals will be protected by the government if they are linked to investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised this during the Cabinet meeting earlier on Friday (Nov 28), addressing the graft scandal involving his senior political secretary, Datuk Seri Shamsul...
