Law minister tells Parliament 2,965 govt servants nabbed for accepting bribes

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has identified two more companies suspected of obtaining data centre construction projects by bribing the project manager of a prominent construction company who was recently arrested.

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — An individual with the title 'Datuk' is among three people detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for allegedly accepting nearly RM110 million in bribes related to a housing project.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained four men, including three public servants, for allegedly accepting monthly bribes of up to RM500,000 from illegal business premises here.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 23 — A former employee of the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) was today fined RM70,000 by the Sessions Court here, after pleading guilty to two charges of receiving RM38,000 in cash in return for approving a programme application under Pelan Jana Semula Ekonomi Negara 3.0 (Penjana 3.0).

SHAH ALAM, Oct 26 — A 41-year-old businessman broke down in tears after being fined RM20,000 in default 20 months jail by the High Court here today for five counts of bribing a Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) engineer to refrain from cutting off electricity supply at his premises between 2019 and 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR,  Sept 25 — A total of 240 bribe givers have been charged under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 since 2019, the Senate was told today.

MELAKA, Sept 28 — A former director at the Melaka chapter of the National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) was fined RM3,000 by the Sessions Court today for accepting RM400 in bribes four years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — An enforcement officer of a government agency has been remanded for a day to facilitate investigations into an RM1,000 bribe case relating to a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card owned by a worker.

SHAH ALAM, June 14 — A telecommunication network chief executive officer (CEO) has been remanded for four days from today to assist in investigations over a bribe amounting to more than RM200,000.

SHAH ALAM, May 31 —The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday arrested four staff members of a hospital in the state on the suspicion of soliciting and accepting bribes of between RM1,000 and RM5,000 each for work related to funeral arrangement services.

SHAH ALAM, May 18 — An assistant engineer at a government agency is on remand for four days from today for allegedly soliciting a bribe of almost RM80,000.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 — An assistant engineer of a government agency was nabbed to assist in the investigation into a case of soliciting bribes amounting to RM80,000 for repair work on a school in Selangor.

JOHOR BAHRU, Feb 26 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today launched four operation rooms in Johor to enable the public to channel information and complaints related to corruption and abuse of power during the state election.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — An Immigration officer was fined RM3,000 by the Sessions Court here today after she pleaded guilty to a charge with not lodging a report on a RM25,000 bribe offer made to her to not take action against 80 foreign nationals at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

SHAH ALAM, Aug 6 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has denied claims that a RM80 bribe had to be paid to the doorman to enter the Midlands Convention Centre vaccination centre (PPV), here.

SHAH ALAM, June 3 — A grilled chicken seller was charged in the Sessions Court here today with attempting to bribe a police officer, last month.

PUTRAJAYA, March 31 — A former bank president-cum-managing director with the ‘Datuk’ title was among four individuals arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday for allegedly receiving bribes to approve a financial loan of RM400 million.

SHAH ALAM, March 23 — A businessman with the title, 'Datuk Seri’ pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to a charge of asking for RM300,000 in bribe to help release 22 Chinese nationals last year.

KOTA KINABALU, March 20 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested a Sabah state government department head for allegedly asking for bribes in the form of sexual services from a woman yesterday.