This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Malaysia Transformer Manufacturing executive charged with taking $515,000 of bribes

( March 31, 2016, 08:12 GMT | Insight) -- A manager at Tenaga Nasional’s utilities unit, Malaysia Transformer Manufacturing, has been charged with taking bribes worth 2.02 million ringgit ($515,000) from two businessmen between December 2013 and an unknown date in 2014, Free Malaysia Today reports.A manager at Tenaga Nasional’s utilities unit, Malaysia Transformer Manufacturing, has been charged with taking bribes worth 2.02 million ringgit ($515,000) from two businessmen between December 2013 and an unknown date in 2014, Free Malaysia Today reports. Shahanom Uthman was slapped with 14 charges yesterday for allegedly taking money and a BMW car from businessmen Ahsan Sabri Pang Abdullah and Te Boon Chun in return for discounts on the weight of unprocessed copper. Uthman pleaded not guilty to all the charges. If found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in jail and a fine of five times the bribes allegedly taken. The court scheduled another hearing in the case for April 29....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections