The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has received the Attorney-General's Chambers investigation report on two Selangor PKR state assemblymen allegedly involved in corruption and illegal sand mining.

Umno Youth today lodged a police report on claims made by blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin that two Selangor lawmakers were involved sand mining activities in the state.

Police investigations have yet to establish any link between the death of Master Builders Association of Malaysia former president Datuk Patrick Wong Kie Yik and the alleged sand-mining scandal in Selangor, Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar said today.

The Selangor Malay Sand Miners Consortium (KPPMS) today regretted the move by the Selangor government subsidiary company, Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB) in reopening the tender for sand mining at Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor.

Malaysia stand to lose about RM157.5 million a year if illegal sand mining and smuggling are not controlled in the country.

The Selangor-owned Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB) and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) have agreed to set up a special task force to eliminate corruption in the state's sand mining industry.

Representatives of two kampungs today send a memorandum urging Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to close sand mines operated by Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd.

Selangor opposition chief Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo said today the state government must set up a special enforcement team to prevent sand theft if it is serious in resolving the problem.

The Selangor government today invited the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to place its officers at the Kumpulan Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB) office, to monitor its activities.

Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today expressed disappointment that nothing was being done as yet to solve the controversial sand mining issue in Selangor.