PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — Four individuals, including a civil servant, suspected of acting as middlemen for the syndicate to bribe public servants to smuggle tobacco, cigarettes, and alcohol into the country, were remanded today to assist in the investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

KOTA BHARU, Jan 15 —The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) will further spur the Khidmat Pemasaran Ladang Kontrak (KPLK) (Contract Farm Marketing Service) Programme to curb the involvement of middlemen and, thus, control the prices of vegetables and fruits.