KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — The syndicate involved in submitting fake birth registration forms, dismantled by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Wednesday (April 16), is believed to have offered bribes of between RM5,000 and RM50,000 to facilitate the illegal purchase of babies and preparation of falsified birth certificates.

SHAH ALAM, April 16 — Fourteen individuals, including three women, are on remand for five days starting today to assist in an investigation into allegedly submitting false birth registration forms to the National Registration Department (JPN).