ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission( MACC) has detained an Engineering Department director of a municipal council in Kedah for suspected abuse of power two years ago. According to a Kedah MACC source, the 41-year-old man is believed to have misused his position by proposing to the Kedah State Procurement Board that his father’s company be appointed to carry out resurfacing and road maintenance work in a district for RM200, 000. Also detained was a 48-year-old man – a contractor,

KOTA KINABALU: A former director of a state department has been arrested for allegedly taking RM1. 2mil worth of bribes from two companies. The man in his 50s was arrested by investigators at the Sabah Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission( MACC) headquarters here at 10am yesterday, according to sources. They added that the suspect had demanded and received about RM1. 2mil from two companies to get contracts for various services needed by the department. The sources said the alleged payments were

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Statistics Department launched the economic monitoring system on Thursday which presents in a dashboard-style of graphical display of the current economic situation based on selected key indicators. The department said on Thursday the dashboard contains eight key economic indicators, which are gross domestic product( GDP), employment, commodities, prices, manufacturing, services, international trade and balance of payments. These indicators are presented in an interactive visua

GEORGE TOWN: A director of the Engineering Department of a local authority and a contractor were remanded for five days to assist an abuse of power investigation involving about RM200, 000. The remand order, from Tuesday until Aug 14, was issued by senior assistant registrar Nur Fardrina Zulkhairi after allowing an application from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission( MACC) at the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday. The two suspects, aged 41 and 48, were arrested the day before at the Penang

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department will cooperate fully with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission( MACC) investigation into the arrest of seven Immigration officers, says director-general Datuk Seri Khairul Dzaimee Daud( pic).He said the arrest of seven officers for allegedly being involved in the irregular issuance of passes, immigration documents, and protecting foreigners was the result of cooperation between the department and the MACC, particularly in sharing information.... " We wi

JOHOR BARU: A family of climbers who ran into difficulties recently at the Gunung Banang permanent forest reserve in Batu Pahat allegedly flouted the rules, says the Johor Forestry Department. Its director Datuk Salim Aman said the group entered the reserve after 4pm on Saturday( May 14).“ Our regulations clearly state that all climbers shall start their activities at designated climbing tracks not later than 2pm," he said in a statement on Monday( May 16). Salim said this was to ensure that the