KUALA LUMPUR: Seventeen company directors have been remanded for alleged involvement in a cartel linked to procurement tenders for the Army. The directors were remanded until Saturday (Jan 10) by Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah following an application by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (Jan 6). Initial investigations revealed that between 2023 and 2025, there were 158 military procurement projects valued at more than RM500,000 each, while another 4,521 projects were worth below RM500,000. Sources said that checks on these projects found that several companies repeatedly secured high-value contracts, leading to suspicions. The MACC also received a complaint and recorded a statement from activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, at its headquarters.

Source: The Star January 06, 2026 15:38 UTC