Two remanded for bribery
MIRI: The owner of a car wash premises and a friend have been remanded for two days to facilitate investigations in connection with their attempt to bribe Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Miri personnel with a sum of RM2,000 to avoid legal actions being taken against them for allegedly employing foreign workers without valid working permits. […]
Contraband worth over RM200k seized in Bau
BAU: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted an attempt to smuggle cigarettes and alcohol worth RM238,200 in an operation codenamed ‘Op Libas’ on Monday (July 13). GOF 11th Battalion commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai said the operation took place around 1.20pm, carried out by 11 GOF 11th Battalion personnel and three Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) […]
Man arrested for bribing officials
TEBEDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) nabbed a man here for allegedly offering a RM500 bribe to police officers to avoid being arrested last Friday (June 19). Sarawak GOF brigade commander, SAC Mancha Ata, said the arrest took place at Kampung Entubuh at 11am by a team from GOF 11th battalion. The team was inspecting […]
Penang state legal officers remanded for bribery probe
ALOR SETAR: Three state legal officers in Penang have been remanded for between three and six days for investigation for allegedly soliciting for a RM500,000 bribe. Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim granted a six-day remand order on one of them, aged 42, while the other two suspects, aged 29 and 52, have been placed under a […]
AirAsia denies wrongdoing in sports sponsorship case
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia has denied corruption and bribery allegations against it, saying it was neither involved in any way whatsoever with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation of Airbus nor given any opportunity to provide any information or clarification to the SFO. AirAsia was referring to the article entitled “AirAsia directors/staff got RM240 mil bribe from Airbus, court […]
Rattled by bribery and corruption claims
Airbus says it has taken necessary reforms KUALA LUMPUR: Europe’s Airbus, which has been investigated for allegations of bribery and corruption that among others involved Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd and AirAsia X Bhd, says it has taken significant steps to reform itself and to ensure that this conduct will not recur. In a statement, Airbus said it has significantly enhanced its […]
MACC probes AirAsia
Over alleged bribes from Airbus PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has commenced investigation on corruption allegations implicating Airbus and two executives from budget airlines AirAsia. MACC Chief Commissioner Latheefa Koya said the commission has also contacted the authorities in the United Kingdom on the matter. “Under the MACC Act, we are empowered and have jurisdiction to […]
