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Authorities have remanded a company director for two days as they investigate allegations that he offered RM300,000 worth of home renovations to a former executive to win lucrative contracts.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a company director accused of offering RM300,000 worth of renovation services to a former senior executive of a major statutory body to obtain contracts.
A construction firm's managing director testified in court that he gave RM19.5 million to Bersatu political party to help his brother's company win the lucrative Pulau Indah Ring Road Phase 3 project in Port Klang.
Former MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki has denied any involvement in a RM178.29 million government contract awarded to a firm connected to his brother, claiming he had no knowledge of the arrangement.
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 36 individuals, including the mayor of an Ankara district governed by the opposition, in connection with a bribery and tender-rigging investigation.
A High Court witness testified that businessman Lian Tian Chuan instructed subordinates to draft letters to then-PM Muhyiddin Yassin requesting government projects under the Jana Wibawa scheme.
A High Court in Kuala Lumpur heard testimony that an engineering firm allegedly contributing RM800,000 to Bersatu secured a RM62 million Jana Wibawa project contract despite initially failing the Finance Ministry's evaluation process.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul has testified in the High Court that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin proposed 54 contractors for the Jana Wibawa programme through direct negotiation channels.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Malaysia Competition Commission have joined forces through a strategic letter of understanding to detect and prevent bid-rigging in government procurement, aiming to protect public funds and promote fair competition.