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What we know about new MACC chief Abdul Halim Aman 

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- After the announcement of Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman as the new Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Malaysians will likely be curious abou... Read More


New MACC chief Abdul Halim Aman: What do we know?

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- After the announcement of Datuk Seri Abdul Halim Aman as the new Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Malaysians will likely be curious abou... Read More


Singapore arrests three teens, including a Malaysian, in US$2.89m business e‑mail scam

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- Police in Singapore arrested three teenagers, including a Malaysian, over their suspected involvement in a US$2.89 million (RM11.4 million) business e‑mail compromise scam... Read More


Padini says MACC probe targets 'external parties,' not company itself

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Padini Holdings Berhad has clarified that the recent freezing of its bank accounts by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is related to an investigation involving... Read More


PR dreams, RM21,000 gone: Malaysian chef duped by '95pc success' Singapore scam

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A Malaysian chef who spent two decades working in Singapore has lost S$6,500 (RM21,000) after falling for a sophisticated scam promising to secure him permanent residency in the... Read More


Singapore man gets six years' jail and 12 strokes after brutal Geylang alley attack leaves 67-year-old dead

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to six years and 10 months' jail and 12 strokes of the cane in Singapore after a violent back-alley fight in Geylang left a 67-year-old man ... Read More


Man nabbed in Singapore over alleged hack and leak of upcoming 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' film

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Singapore over the leak of clips from an upcoming animated film in the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, as authorities moved swiftly ... Read More


Hooked by a fake telco call: Malaysian man nabbed as Singapore flags rise in cross-border scam runners

SINGAPORE, April 25 -- A 34-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested in Singapore over his suspected role in a scam. According to a report by The Straits Times, the man is the 17th Malaysian detained... Read More


Padini says some bank accounts frozen by MACC in anti-money laundering probe

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 -- Several bank accounts belonging to fashion retailer Padini Holdings Berhad and its subsidiaries have been frozen by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in connect... Read More


RM2.3m for the car, RM0 for road tax: Lamborghini Revuelto ends up in Perlis JPJ impound

ARAU, April 25 -- The Perlis Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized a Lamborghini Revuelto, estimated to be worth RM2.3 million, after discovering its road tax had expired and it had no insurance ... Read More