Malaysian football has repeatedly been stained by match-fixing scandals. In
1994, a nationwide clampdown saw 21 players and coaches sacked while 58 players
were suspended.
Last year the Football Association of Malaysia suspended 18 youth players
and banned a coach for life for fixing matches.
Early this year it was revealed that hundreds of matches worldwide,
including European 
Champions League games, had been targeted by Asian-linked
gangs.
Champions League games, had been targeted by Asian-linked
gangs.
According to Europol, 380 suspicious games have been identified in Europe
and the European police agency linked the problem to a criminal syndicate based
in Singapore, which borders Malaysia.
Malaysian football club suspended all of its coaches and
officials for two weeks over suspected match-fixing following a series of defeats.
The suspicions swirling around Perak FA, which represents the state of Perak
in the top-tier Malaysian Super League, are the latest in a string of
corruption allegations to taint the sport in the football-mad country.
National news agency Bernama said state football authorities in Perak
planned to lodge reports with police and anti-graft authorities after a
run of three losses including a 6-1 drubbing on Saturday.
Source: AFP
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