PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Economy Ministry have jointly formed a special team to monitor projects approved by the ministry at the state and district levels.

The MACC said that the terms of the special team include, among others, the exchange of information between the ministry and the MACC regarding the total allocation approved to the states and districts.

"They also include carrying out spot checks and investigations into cases of corruption, abuse of power and misappropriation in the implementation of approved projects," the MACC said in a statement Thursday (April 17).