Friday, August 10, 2012

Let Seng Enterprises Sdn Bhd Charged for Illegal Money Services Business

Bank Negara Malaysia today charged Let Seng Enterprises Sdn Bhd and its director, Koh Chye Teck at the Kota Tinggi Sessions Court under section 4(1) of the Money Services Business Act 2011, for operating a money services business (money changing) without a valid licence on its premises at No. 72, Jalan Besar, Sungai Rengit, 81620 Pengerang, Johor.

Source from (Business Times): http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120810124614/Article/index_html
Published: August 08, 2012

Source from (Bernama): http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=687124
Published: August 08, 2012

Since coming into force, Let Seng Enterprises Sdn Bhd is the first case prosecuted under the Money Services Business Act 2011. If found guilty, the penalty carries a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or both.

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