MACC arrests another telco employee in SMS scam case


PUTRAJAYA: A former officer with a telecommunications company is the latest individual to be arrested for alleged bribery related to an SMS scam syndicate.

With the latest arrest, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has detained 13 people in its probe, including employees of a telecommunications company.

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