KOTA KINABALU (March 12): Former Sabah Department of Industrial Development and Research (DIDR) director Tseu Kei Yue pleaded not guilty at the Special Corruption Court here on Thursday to 20 counts of abetting staff members in obtaining valuable items from companies that had official dealings with the department three years ago. Tseu, 58, who is currently serving as deputy director of the Sabah Economic Planning Unit, made the plea after all the charges were read out before Judge Elsie Primus. According to the charges, he was accused of abetting several staff members of the department to obtain valuable items without payment from several companies that had official working relations with the department, involving items worth more than RM100,000. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy public prosecutor for Sabah Rustam Sanip appeared for the prosecution, while the accused was represented by counsel Bartholomew Jingulam. The court fixed April 24 for remention.

Source: The Edge Markets March 12, 2026 10:25 UTC