Category Archives: Corruption

Who will drive an anti-corruption culture in Malaysia?

Posted on November 29, 2020 by mocsarawak

FRANCIS PAUL SIAH COMMENT Last Friday, a friend responded to my article on corruption in the police force with this statement: “Corruption is not only part of the police culture. It is a Malaysian culture.” Many of us will readily … Continue reading →

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PM must declare assets to MACC, says TI-M

Posted on May 20, 2017 by mocsarawak

PETALING JAYA: Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) wants Prime Minister Najib Razak and his future successors to declare their assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), in the wake of the agency’s recent arrests of civil servants allegedly linked to graft. … Continue reading →

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Sultan willing to expose middleman offering RM2 million for Tan Sri title

Posted on March 26, 2017 by mocsarawak

  JOHOR BAHRU: The Sultan of Johor has expressed willingness to disclose to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) the middleman who attempted to bribe him over the conferment of medals. In his Facebook posting today, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said … Continue reading →

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MACC detains 10 in Sarawak immigration crackdown

Posted on March 15, 2017 by mocsarawak

The suspects, aged between 33 and 53, are believed to have received between RM200 and RM5,000 each to turn a blind eye to the presence of the illegal immigrants. PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained 10 Immigration … Continue reading →

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Graft and tax evasion: Two Tan Sris and a Datuk Seri under probe

Posted on March 13, 2017 by mocsarawak

KUALA LUMPUR: Two prominent businessmen with ‘Tan Sri’ titles and a third businessman with a ‘Datuk Seri’ title are under investigation for suspected tax evasion and corruption. Their accounts and assets are said to have been frozen in a special … Continue reading →

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MACC: More than half of civil servants under 40 are corrupt

Posted on March 8, 2017 by mocsarawak

MACC Deputy Chief Commissioner (Prevention) Datuk Shamshun Baharin Mohd Jamil. Pix by Sharul Hafiz Zam By NOORSILA ABD MAJID – March 8, 2017 @ 12:42pm PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today revealed that 54 percent of Malaysian government officers … Continue reading →

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Police reports filed over housing issue, big names roped in

Posted on March 2, 2017 by mocsarawak

Two police reports have been lodged in Penang against minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan and Faridah Begum KA Abdul Kader, the wife of attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali. Revealing this at a press conference yesterday, Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy … Continue reading →

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Johor exco’s son, special officer nabbed for graft

Posted on February 27, 2017 by mocsarawak

JOHOR BARU, Feb 26 — At 25, Ahmad Fauzan Hatim Abd Latif led a lavish lifestyle. He owned a Nissan Skyline R35, Porsche Cayenne, a Mercedes-Benz CLA 200, loved motorsports and often travelled to Europe for holidays. However, the eldest … Continue reading →

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Five Felda officials remanded in RM47.6mil sturgeon project probe

Posted on January 26, 2017 by mocsarawak

The Felda officials in lock-up uniform being led into the magistrate’s court in Putrajaya PUTRAJAYA: Five current and former Felda officials have been remanded as part of investigations into alleged corruption and power abuse. Magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Wan Ab … Continue reading →

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More cash found in Mohd Arif’s house

Posted on January 8, 2017 by mocsarawak

PETALING JAYA: Foreign currencies worth about RM550,000 were the latest seizure made in the house of Datuk Mohd Arif Ab Rahman by a team of graft-busters in a follow-up visit. The cash was in various denominations of British pound, Euros … Continue reading →

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