Company director arrested for bribing ministry official


PUTRAJAYA: A company director has been arrested for allegedly giving a RM17,000 bribe to a ministry official to expedite payment of subsidy claims for chicken and eggs worth about RM600mil.

Also arrested was a member of his staff, who is in his 30s.

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