
Kelantan Project Manager Held Over RM38,000 Bribery Allegation
Kelantan's MACC has obtained a seven-day remand order for a construction project manager accused of soliciting approximately RM38,000 in bribes from a contractor dating back four years.
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Kelantan's MACC has obtained a seven-day remand order for a construction project manager accused of soliciting approximately RM38,000 in bribes from a contractor dating back four years.

An Immigration officer in Ayer Keroh faces seven counts of accepting monthly bribes totalling RM1,950 from a restaurant operator between January and July last year.

Three Selayang Municipal Council employees faced Sessions Court charges today for accepting RM3,550 in bribes related to business licence and temporary permit applications, highlighting corruption concerns in local government.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a police station chief in Kelantan's capital, Kota Baru, following allegations of soliciting a bribe amounting to almost RM1,000.

A former chief of South Korea's Cheongdo county has been discovered dead on a mountainside while under investigation for corruption, bribery, and breaking into a nursing home director's residence.

Turkey has ordered the detention of 36 suspects, including the mayor of an Ankara district controlled by the main opposition party, in connection with an investigation into alleged bribery and bid-rigging schemes.

A Customs assistant director has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges involving RM15,000 in exchange for closing an investigation, marking a significant integrity case within Malaysia's revenue agency.
A high-ranking enforcement officer within Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has been detained on suspicion of soliciting a RM50,000 bribe, signalling internal accountability measures within MACC.

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee has been sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting expensive gifts, including jewellery and luxury items worth approximately 300 million won, in exchange for securing government jobs and business favours.