KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): The director general and a director of a government department have been remanded for five days, from Thursday to next Monday (Feb 16), on suspicion of conspiring to misappropriate funds totalling approximately RM900,000. The remand order against both suspects was issued by Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah following an application made by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court on Thursday morning. According to sources, both male suspects, aged in their 50s, were detained at 1pm on Wednesday after arriving to give their statements at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya. “Initial investigations revealed that both are suspected of abusing their power and positions by utilising financial allocations at their workplace, amounting to roughly RM900,000, for personal interest,” a source told Bernama. He said that the case is being investigated under Section 18 and Section 23(1) of the MACC Act 2009, and also involves offences under the Penal Code related to the dishonest misappropriation of property and criminal breach of trust.

Source: The Edge Markets February 12, 2026 09:30 UTC