KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested four invidiuals, including two private university lecturers, for allegedly soliciting and receiving about RM5 million in bribes. An MACC source said that the two lecturers, an oil company officer and an engineering company director were arrested at the Perak MACC office between 2pm and 5pm. The officer and the company director are believed to have acted as proxies for both the lecturers to receive illicit funds. Meanwhile, MACC Intelligence Division senior director Datuk Saiful Ezral Arifin confirmed the arrests when contacted and said that the case is being investigated under Section 16(a)(A) of The MACC Act 2009. The suspects will be taken to the Ipoh Magistrate’s Court for remand application on Friday, he added.

Source: The Edge Markets April 07, 2026 17:09 UTC