Sentence to be served over convictions for corruption, abuse of power

Govt says anti-graft agency proposed improvements to project governance

Removal comes amid allegations of illegal fees for issuance of Occupational Safety, Health certificates

Appellant’s challenge to conviction, sentence against unnatural relations with sister-in-law dismissed

Close cooperation between enforcement agencies crucial to effectively curb smuggling activities, says MACC's Azam

Suspected activities may have resulted in over a quarter billion in losses, says source

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The former managing director of an oil and gas company pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to a charge of abusing her position to appoint her husband to the company without approval.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Selangor has remanded an enforcement officer suspected of accepting around RM8,000 in bribes while on duty at the arrival counter of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

KOTA BHARU, July 3 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will charge a director in a Federal government department in Kelantan soon for alleged abuse of power, corruption, and false claims.

PUTRAJAYA, April 25 — The Court of Appeal has reinstated the Shah Alam Sessions Court’s decision of sentencing former Sessions Court judge Azmil Muntapha Abas to six months’ imprisonment and imposing a RM25,000 fine for accepting bribes in connection with court proceedings.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — A director of three companies was charged in the Sessions Court today with 13 counts of abusing his position by using over RM5 million in company funds for personal gain between March 2022 and December 2023.

KUANTAN, April 16 — A former Immigration Department officer was detained yesterday to help in an investigation related to graft amounting to over RM10 million involving a syndicate smuggling foreigners into the country at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and 2 without inspection.

KUANTAN, April 15 — Three Immigration Department officers were arrested yesterday as part of an investigation into a RM10 million corruption case, believed to be linked to a syndicate involved in smuggling foreign nationals through the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminals 1 and 2 without proper immigration screening.

KOTA BHARU, April 10 — The Defence Ministry (Mindef) has stressed that it will not be lenient in implementing standard operating procedures (SOP) regarding bullying and abuse among military personnel, said its deputy minister Adly Zahari.

TOKYO, March 20 — Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his predecessors are facing scrutiny over the practice of distributing gift vouchers, following revelations that Kishida’s office handed out 100,000 yen (RM2,983) vouchers to Parliamentary vice ministers during a 2022 meal gathering.

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The headmaster of a special education school pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court today to using his office for gratification.

JAKARTA, March 13 — Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has announced plans to fund the construction of a high-security prison on a remote island to detain corrupt officials.

ROTTERDAM, March 12 — A plane taking former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court over murder charges was headed for Rotterdam on Wednesday in a move hailed by families of victims of his "war on drugs" as giving them hope for justice.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 — A senior police officer pleaded not guilty at two Magistrate's Courts today to stealing RM300,000 in cash and failing to arrest a suspect involved in an arms-related offence last month.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The police have recorded statements from 21 individuals, including two policemen, who were suspected of stealing RM300,000 in Bukit Jalil recently.