PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 25 -- Three individuals, including an NGO chairman and its treasurer, have been remanded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on suspicion of submitting falsified documents that allegedly caused an NGO to pay out about RM5 million for a basic food aid programme.

A four-day remand order, effective until February 28, was issued by Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah after MACC made the application at the Putrajaya Magistrates' Court this morning.

It is understood the three suspects - two men and one woman in their 30s - were detained between 3pm and 5pm yesterday when they arrived to give their statements at MACC headquarters.

"Initial investigations found that all suspects, including the NGO's treasurer who is also ...