KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has recorded the statement of a former minister suspected of receiving about RM5 million in bribes and a luxury Lamborghini linked to billboard and land transfer projects in the capital.

Sources said the former minister was believed to have received about RM5 million from a property development company, while the luxury vehicle was allegedly given by a billboard company.

"The former minister turned up at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya today to have his statement recorded, and investigations are ongoing to trace the source of payment for the luxury car," a source told Malay Mail.

The source added that preliminary investigations into the land-related case found ...