PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 12 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has remanded a director-general and a director of a government agency on suspicion of conspiring to misappropriate funds amounting to about RM900,000.

Magistrate Ezrene Zakariah issued a five-day remand order against both suspects until February 16, following MACC's application at the Putrajaya Magistrates' Court this morning.

According to sources, the two men, both in their 50s, were detained at around 1pm yesterday when they appeared at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya to provide statements.

"Initial investigations found that the suspects are believed to have abused their positions by diverting financial allocations at their workplace totalling about RM900,000 fo...