Two Myanmar nationals remanded for trying to bribe auxiliary policeman

GEORGE TOWN: Two Myanmar nationals have been remanded for five days to assist in investigations about a RM500 bribe to an auxiliary policeman. The men aged 31 and 53, who tried to conceal their faces with their orange Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detainee outfits will be remanded till Monday (Sept 23). The remand order was issued by...

Two more remanded in connection with highway project bribery case

KUALA LUMPUR: Two directors of a sub-contractor company were the latest individuals to be remanded by graft busters in connection with bribes involved in a highway construction project in the Klang Valley worth more than RM1bil. Sources said the suspects—a man and woman in their 50s—were detained between 5pm and 7pm on Tuesday (July 2) after...

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...

Managing director remanded in RM25mil graft probe

KUALA LUMPUR: A managing director of a tractor distribution company has been detained in connection with a suspected graft involving a RM25mil agriculture tractor supply project. The woman, in her 50s, was remanded until Feb 8. She was brought to Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (Feb 6), where Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin issued the remand order. Sources said...

Police arrest tourist for assaulting, threatening a foreigner in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR: A European tourist has been arrested for assaulting a foreign woman at a cafe here. Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Noor Dellhan Yahaya said the incident occurred at 1.30pm on Sunday (Nov 26). "The complainant, a 30-year-old accountant from Jordan, was buying a drink at a cafe along Jalan Cendana when she was approached by...