PETALING JAYA: Five suspects, including active and retired enforcement agency members, have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) following an ongoing probe into a chain of massage parlours. All suspects are believed to have received bribes from a massage centre business to facilitate operations and ease foreign worker permit processes. It is suspected that bribe payments amounting to RM2.7mil per year were paid to several officers from various enforcement agencies, including local authorities, as protection money. MACC Special Operations division senior director Mohamad Zamri Zainul Abidin confirmed the arrest and said the case is being investigated under Section 16 and 17 of the MACC Act 2009. Investigators uncovered alleged bribery payments made to enforcement officers and local authorities to facilitate the company’s operations.

Source: The Star January 31, 2026 00:15 UTC