Terengganu govt agency director among two remanded until Jan 25 in alleged RM900,000 bribery probe Posted on January 21, 2025 By serv CHUKAI, Jan 20 — Two men, including a director of a government agency in Terengganu, have been remanded for six days, starting today, on suspicion of soliciting and accepting a bribe of approximately RM900,000 in exchange for securing a project, preparing, and approving several development plans for a consultancy firm. The remand order, until Saturday (January 25), was issued by Magistrate Sharifah Amierda Shasha Amir Shariffuddin, following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Kemaman Magistrates’ Court, today. Sources said that the two suspects, in their 40s, were arrested around 3pm yesterday, when they appeared to give statements at the MACC office in Kemaman. “Initial investigations found that the suspects are believed to have committed the offence between 2015 and 2020, accepting bribes in cash and via bank transfers to accounts belonging to the suspects and one of their siblings,” sources said. Both suspects were detained, along with another individual, yesterday, but the latter has since been released on MACC bail. Meanwhile, Terengganu MACC director, Hazrul Shazreen Abd Yazid, confirmed the arrests and said that the case is being investigated under the MACC Act 2009. He added that MACC has also seized a Toyota Vellfire vehicle belonging to one of the suspects, which is believed to have been financed by the company involved. — Bernama News
Police to expand restricted area near collapsing Sungai Kelantan riverbank as state govt declares area a disaster zone Posted on December 19, 2024 KOTA BARU, Dec 18 — Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat has announced the expansion of the restricted area surrounding the collapsing Sungai Kelantan riverbank, located near a condominium and hotel on Jalan Post Office Lama. This move is a precautionary measure aimed at preventing further erosion and its… Read More
Azam Baki: Lawyer showed 17-second video of money talk, but premature for MACC to offer whistleblower evidence before formal complaint filed Posted on November 10, 2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Senior officials from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) met a lawyer who played a very brief recording of several people discussing money, its chief Tan Sri Azam Baki reportedly confirmed today as bribery rumours purportedly linked to several lawmakers circulated online. Azam said the video… Read More
Two men plead not guilty to armed robbery of 160 jewellery packets in Butterworth Posted on December 31, 2024 BUTTERWORTH, Dec 30 — Two friends, one of them a person with disability, were charged at two separate proceedings at the Sessions Court here today related to an armed robbery involving 160 packets of jewellery three weeks ago. In the first proceeding, Muhammad Zaim Goh Abdullah, 42, and Mah Cheow… Read More