MACC nabs two subcontractors in highway project graft probe

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has nabbed two more individuals for alleged corruption over a highway construction project in the Klang Valley worth more than RM1bil. The duo are the chairman and director of a company which were sub-contractors for the project. The chairman, with a Datuk title, was remanded until July 6 while the...

One more arrested by MACC in highway project probe

KUALA LUMPUR: One more suspect has been detained by graft busters for allegedly accepting bribes over works to complete a RM1bil highway project in the Klang Valley. The suspect, in his 40s, was detained at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters at about 7pm on Tuesday (June 25). This brings the total number of suspects to nine...

Ex-manager held in alleged RM77mil fake contracts case

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained a former company manager on suspicion of submitting fake employment contracts to apply for foreign worker quotas worth RM77mil. MACC sources said the suspect, a man in his early 40s, was detained at around 6pm on Monday (June 24) while giving his statement at the MACC office in...

Highway concessionaire CEO among eight nabbed for bribery involving projects worth RM1.6bil

PUTRAJAYA: Eight people, including a chief executive officer and two senior management of a highway concessionaire, have been remanded, for allegedly accepting bribes involving the construction of two highways in Klang Valley, valued at RM1.6bil. It is learnt that the CEO, who is a Datuk and the two senior management have been remanded for four days...

MACC nabs school clerk over power abuse allegations

KOTA KINABALU: A school clerk has been detained by graft busters for using her position to secure two contracts worth some RM40,000 for herself and a company linked to her husband in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district. According to a source, the suspect, in her 50s, had allegedly abused her position as an administrative assistant to...

17 Customs officers held, millions seized in Port Klang smuggling probe

PUTRAJAYA: Officers from the Customs Department are among 17 individuals detained to assist in a corruption probe, believed to have caused leakages of RM3.5 billion in Port Klang. It is learnt that officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had seized cash worth RM4.4mil believed to have been obtained by the said Customs officers through corrupt practices. Of...

Penang JPJ officer claims trial to five charges of accepting bribes totalling RM3,300

IPOH: A 46-year-old Penang Road Transport Department (JPJ) assistant enforcement officer has been slapped with five charges of accepting bribes amounting to RM3,300. Saibullah Zaid Abdul Halim from Sungai Jawi, Penang, pleaded not guilty after the charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code was read to him before Sessions Court judge Datuk Ibrahim Osman here...

Sabah Customs seizes beer worth RM2.7mil in latest false declaration case

KOTA KINABALU: Customs officers have detected another case of falsely declared goods brought into Sabah by smuggling syndicates to evade tax. Sabah Customs seized six containers with some RM2.7mil worth of beer, including unpaid taxes, that came through Sepanggar port near here on May 10. The seizure was made after it was determined that the consignment had...

Company director among eight remanded for RM2mil graft involving Felda land

PUTRAJAYA: Eight individuals, including brokers, bank officers and a company director, have been remanded for alleged bribery involving close to RM2mil from a syndicate selling Felda-owned land in Melaka. It is learnt that graft investigators arrested three brokers and two civilians in Kuala Lumpur while two bank officers and a company director were arrested in Sabah. The...