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Three employees of Selayang Municipal Council have been formally charged with accepting bribes totalling RM3,550 in exchange for expediting business licence and temporary permit applications, raising concerns about municipal governance.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has remanded a Kelantan police station chief for seven days as it investigates an alleged RM500 bribery incident, marking another corruption case within the country's law enforcement ranks.
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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a senior enforcement officer suspected of receiving a RM50,000 bribe, with a three-day remand order issued for further investigation.
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested Rakitha Rajapakshe, son of a former justice minister, on suspicion of soliciting a massive bribe to release a major narcotics trafficker extradited from Madagascar in 2023.
The MACC has detained 13 people, including serving and former directors of a northern government agency, over allegations of soliciting approximately RM2.5 million in bribes to award lucrative contracts.