November 13th, 2017The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) was the protector and last line of defence of the people to ensure the country is completely free of corruption and abuse of power.
Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said the community must give full support to the MACC’s efforts to combat the immoral symptoms...
October 31st, 2017The police have been told to investigate 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) for a second time, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Azalina Othman Said.
“Police are investigating the 1MDB case following instructions from the attorney-general on October 24,” said Ms Azalina.
“As the investigation is still ongoing,...
October 3rd, 2017The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has taken 405 graft cases to court and seized cash and assets amounting to RM334.53mil since August 2016, says Tan Sri Dzulkifli Ahmad.
The MACC chief commissioner also said they had opened 952 investigation papers over the same period.
He was speaking at the opening of the MACC's new...
September 8th, 2017Reviewing the salaries and welfare schemes of personnel in enforcement agencies is not the only solution against corruption and power abuse.
Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Malaysia (Cuepacs) and a number of associations representing retired civil servants agreed that while raising salaries and...
September 7th, 2017It was an internal investigation into a Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) senior official that revealed suspicions of graft, which led to his arrest by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
The senior official and two others were arrested on Tuesday over suspected graft involving RM23.7mil.
Petronas confirmed the arrests...
September 4th, 2017The offer of a travel allowance to entice voters to return to their hometowns to vote is deemed a bribe, said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Deputy Chief Commissioner (Operations) Datuk Azam Baki said that in the eyes of the law, offering voters any form of inducement, be it cash or gifts, is bribery.
"For...
August 28th, 2017The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has again appealed to the people to stop giving bribes as it ups the ante in its fight against graft.
MACC chief commissioner Datuk Dzulkifli Ahmad said with a staff of 1,900, there was only so much it could do to check corruption.
“We cannot fight corruption alone and monitor the...
August 24th, 2017The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has carried out simultaneous raids on five locations in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in its probe of RM16 million (S$5.1mil) allegedly paid by a Selangor government-owned company to a private firm for maintenance work.
On Tuesday (Aug 22), anti-graft officers carted away documents from the...
August 23rd, 2017Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers are entitled to use their own discretion to decide if a handcuff is needed on a suspect during arrest.
Corruption Prevention Advisory Board (LPPR) member Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah, in saying this, however stated that the MACC officers must be able to justify their action for...
August 17th, 2017Former chairman of Malaysia's Felda Global Ventures (FGV) Isa Samad will be remanded for five days from Wednesday (Aug 16) to assist authorities in an ongoing anti-graft probe over the purchase of a London hotel in 2013.
The 67-year-old arrived at the magistrate court in Putrajaya on Wednesday morning escorted by the Malaysian...
