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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has apprehended a company director in connection with allegations of offering RM300,000 worth of renovation services to secure lucrative contracts with Tabung Haji.
Former MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki has categorically rejected claims he played any part in awarding a RM178 million contract to a company connected to his brother, stating the decision lay entirely with other officials.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke faces calls to explain the award of a RM178 million Vehicle Entry Permit contract to a company allegedly owned by Nasir Baki, brother of former MACC Chief Azam Baki, raising transparency and conflict-of-interest questions.
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Tengku Zafrul has told a court that the Prime Minister's Office proposed every contractor involved in Jana Wibawa projects during Muhyiddin Yassin's tenure as prime minister, a significant detail emerging in the ex-leader's ongoing trial.
A High Court in Kuala Lumpur heard that an engineering and construction company allegedly made a RM800,000 contribution to Bersatu before securing a RM62 million Jana Wibawa project contract, despite initially failing the Finance Ministry's evaluation process.
Former Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul disclosed in court that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin proposed 54 contractors for the Jana Wibawa economic stimulus scheme via direct negotiation without competitive bidding.
Malaysia's Department of Agriculture has firmly rejected involvement in a fraud scheme where forged government orders were used to deceive suppliers into providing goods and services without payment.