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Authorities have remanded a company director for two days following allegations that he offered RM300,000 in house renovations to secure lucrative Tabung Haji project contracts from a former senior official.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has apprehended a company director on suspicion of offering RM300,000 worth of renovation work to a former Tabung Haji chief operating officer in exchange for lucrative renovation contracts.
An Indian national will stand trial in Ho Chi Minh City on July 30 for allegedly smuggling 1,477 diamonds into Vietnam across five trips, with additional charges of bribery and fraud involving multiple co-defendants.
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A senior enforcement officer from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has been arrested following allegations that he received a RM50,000 bribe. The suspect faces a three-day remand period as investigations proceed.
A Seoul court has convicted Kim Keon Hee, former South Korean first lady, to seven years imprisonment for soliciting and receiving luxury gifts including jewellery and watches totalling approximately 300 million won in exchange for government appointments and business favours.
A former assistant engineer at Kerian's District and Land Office faces 146 bribery charges allegedly worth RM183,500, highlighting systemic corruption concerns in Malaysian land administration.