PM Anwar defends MACC chief’s extension, highlights anti-corruption efforts

JOHOR BARU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has defended the extension of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief, stating that under his leadership, the agency has been bold in taking action against influential figures involved in corruption. He emphasized that Tan Sri Azam Baki should be given the space to pursue Tuns, Tan Sri, and...

MACC in process of seizing late Daim’s assets worth billions

PUTRAJAYA: Assets linked to the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, his family and his proxies worth billions of ringgit are currently in the asset forfeiture process, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Its Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said around RM2bill of Daim's assets are currently frozen. "It could be more. We are communicating from authorities from...

Court charges three police officers with accepting bribes in Ipoh

IPOH: Two police lance corporals and a former corporal have been jointly charged at the Sessions Court here for two counts of accepting about RM20,000 in bribes. Former Koperal Wan Mohd Nor Imran Wan Seman, Lans Korperal Ahmad Rabani Rusnizal and Lans Korperal Mohamad Shukre Mohamed Rowi pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before...

MACC nabs duo for using fake documents to claim RM180,000 dividends

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested and obtained four-day remand orders for two former statutory body officers for allegedly using fake documents to claim dividends of RM180,000. The remand order for the suspects, a man and a woman in their 30s and 40s, is for four days until May 25. A source said one suspect was...

Datuk re-arrested over submission of false claims worth RM450mil

KUALA LUMPUR: A man with the title of Datuk who was released from remand on Saturday (May 3) was rearrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connection with an ongoing case of submitting false claims worth RM450mil. An MACC source said that the man in his 60s was arrested with another suspect, in his 50s,...

MACC has list of individuals linked to Raub land encroachment, says Azam

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) already has a list of individuals believed to be involved in the land encroachment case in Raub, Pahang, according to its Chief Commissioner, Tan Sri Azam Baki. "Yes, we already have a list. Considering the case dates back around 10 years or more, some of the officials involved have since...

MACC seized RM177mil of assets in Q1 of 2025, including from Ismail Sabri probe, says Azam Baki

KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM177mil worth of assets were seized in the first quarter of this year, says Tan Sri Azam Baki. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner said this was its biggest asset seizure to date, with it also involving the cash and gold bars related to investigations into former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail...

MACC continues recording Ismail Sabri’s statement on April 24

PUTRAJAYA: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has arrived at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) headquarters to resume recording his statement. The Bera MP arrived at about 11am on Thursday (April 24, where graft busters are expected to continue questioning him. Previously, MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the latest round of questioning...

Fake birth registration syndicate offered up to RM50,000 in bribes, says source

KUALA LUMPUR: The syndicate involved in submitting fake birth registration forms, dismantled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Wednesday (April 16), is believed to have offered bribes of between RM5,000 and RM50,000 to facilitate the illegal purchase of babies and preparation of falsified birth certificates. According to a source, initial investigations uncovered transactions amounting to...

Former immigration officer detained in over RM10mil graft probe

KUANTAN: A former Immigration Department officer has been detained to assist in an investigation into corruption amounting to over RM10mil, involving a syndicate that smuggled foreigners into the country through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminals 1 and 2 without inspection. The 50-year-old man was arrested at the Pahang branch office of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission...