KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry is currently seeking further information and clarification over the Prime Minister's latest directive on temporarily freezing decisions on corruption-linked procurement projects involving the Armed Forces and the police. Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the ministry will also examine the details of the directive's implementation in line with existing governance...
KUALA LUMPUR: Eight locals, including an Immigration Department officer, have been arrested in an operation to dismantle a syndicate involved in illegally obtaining Malaysian passports. The arrests were carried out at 10 locations across three states on Wednesday (Jan 14). Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the raids were conducted at six locations in Perak, two in Melaka...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Terengganu has arrested a married couple suspected of abusing their positions within a state agency to secure procurement contracts valued at over RM200,000. According to a source, the male suspect, aged around 30, was detained at his office around noon on Monday (July 15), while his wife, also...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen several bank accounts believed to hold tens of millions of ringgit belonging to a businessman with a Tan Sri title. According to a source, the action was taken following investigations into a businessman since July 2023 regarding a contract to procure and manage the government's fleet of...
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has frozen several bank accounts believed to hold tens of millions of ringgit belonging to a businessman with a Tan Sri title. According to a source, the action was taken following investigations into a businessman since July 2023 regarding a contract to procure and manage the government's fleet of...
KUANTAN: The Navy has confirmed that some of its members have been summoned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for questioning over the 'procurement cartel' involving construction work at one of its base camps, involving more than RM9mil. Navy commander Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Ayob said that the MACC had also taken some documents to...
