A senior executive of a government-linked company and his wife were detained by MACC yesterday, allegedly for soliciting and receiving bribes amounting to over RM600,000 for appointing a transport company for a product distribution job.

According to a source, they were arrested at about 7pm at a house in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

The man in his fifties was suspected to have asked for a reward of about RM20,000 per month for appointing a...