News about corruption

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 20): Shares of IJM Corporation Bhd (KL:IJM) fell on Tuesday's opening, a day after the company said officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) were present at the company’s office on Monday (Jan 19) to "obtain information as part of their process".

Sunway, which announced on Jan 12 its intention to acquire IJM, is offering to snap up shares in the latter for cash of 31.

“SunCon is also currently seeking legal counsel to evaluate the appropriate actions to be taken on certain sub-contracts and parties.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The High Court in Johor Bahru on Sunday ordered ex-Johor executive council member Datuk Abd Latif Bandi, his son and a former real estate consultant to enter their defence against 37 corruption and money laundering charges involving more than RM30 million as the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against the accused, who were charged in 2017 for receiving bribes from property developers who requested for the change in bumiputra land status in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The High Court on Thursday (Oct 21) allowed the prosecution to commence impeachment proceedings against Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured), which will see them using her statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) about her money-laundering case to grill her over her testimony in the ongoing solar hybrid project graft trial.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Bertam Alliance Bhd has secured a contract worth RM24.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor cried on the witness stand in the High Court on Wednesday as she neared the conclusion of her testimony in her defence, reiterating that the corruption charges against her were malicious and selective prosecution against her.

PUTRAJAYA (Oct 6): Baling member of parliament Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim was disallowed from personally addressing the Court of Appeal bench during the hearing of his appeal against his corruption and money laundering charges on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor (pictured) started testifying in her defence in the High Court here on Tuesday over three graft charges in relation to the RM1.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s lawyer submitted today that the Umno president should be immune from prosecution because he cooperated with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) when it investigated him.