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Putrajaya authorities have remanded a business director for two days following claims he offered RM300,000 worth of house renovations to a former chief operating officer to win lucrative contracts.
Thailand will begin accepting bids in December for eight major construction contracts on the second phase of its Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project linking Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai, valued at 341.35 billion baht.
An MACC investigating officer has told a court that witnesses alleged the winning contractor for a tunnel project possessed an unfair advantage even before the open bidding process commenced.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has dismissed suggestions that a new BMW vehicle acquired recently was for his personal use, clarifying that the car belongs to the government and forms part of official state assets.
The Public Accounts Committee has mandated quarterly progress reports on Malaysia's RM11.22 billion Littoral Combat Ship project, aiming to prevent further delays and ensure Defence Ministry and Finance Ministry maintain strict fiscal discipline.
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In former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ongoing trial, Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Tengku Zafrul testified that the Prime Minister's Office proposed contractors for all Jana Wibawa projects during the Muhyiddin administration.
A High Court has heard how an engineering firm allegedly linked to an RM800,000 donation to Bersatu secured a RM62 million Jana Wibawa contract despite initially failing the Finance Ministry's evaluation process.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry has partnered with the competition regulator to tackle bid-rigging in government procurement, bringing technical expertise and training to combat corrupt practices.
Malaysia's Department of Agriculture has firmly denied involvement in a fraud scheme where forged government order documents were used to trick suppliers into providing goods and services without legitimate departmental procurement.