KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 -- Authorities strongly believed Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) witness Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh, who was abducted last month, is still in the country and alive.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said official immigration records showed that Ling last departed Malaysia for Singapore in January.

"As of now, there is no departure movement based on official channels. We believe she is still in the country based on immigration records.

"I am also confident she is still alive for the time being," he told reporters during a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Headquarters here.

When asked if there was a possibility of Ling staging her own abduction, Rusdi did not rule it out.

"It...