Business, markets and economy news from Malaysia.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has obtained a seven-day remand order for a construction company project manager accused of soliciting approximately RM38,000 in bribes from a contractor in a case dating back four years.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a company director suspected of offering RM300,000 worth of renovation work to a former Tabung Haji chief operating officer to secure lucrative renovation contracts.
A former assistant engineer at Kerian's District and Land Office faces 146 bribery charges involving RM183,500. The case highlights persistent corruption vulnerabilities in land administration across Malaysia's public bureaucracy.
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested Rakitha Rajapakshe, son of a former justice minister, for allegedly negotiating a 500 million rupee bribe to secure the release of a major drug trafficker extradited from Madagascar.