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As police continue investigating the disappearance of Datin Seri Pamela Ling Yueh, several new developments have come to light
The 42-year-old mother of three is the wife of prominent Sarawak businessman Datuk Seri Thomas Hah Tiing Siu, the founder of the Miri-based JoinLand Group.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is reportedly investigating her and her husband — currently in the midst of an acrimonious divorce in both Singapore and Malaysia — over a money laundering case.
Several new developments have emerged, including legal action she took against MACC before her disappearance, along with new details on the vehicles involved in her suspected abduction.
Here are the latest key updates in the case:
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1. Ling was living in Singapore before being extradited to Malaysia by MACC
Ling's father, Ling Kie Yii, revealed that his daughter had been living in Singapore since 2008 before she was extradited to Malaysia in January 2024 to assist with MACC's investigation.
She was remanded for three days and released on bail on 11 January, but her passport was withheld, effectively barring her from leaving the country. Since then, she had been staying at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
"I believe the MACC did not assign anyone to protect my daughter," he said.
According to her father, Ling showed no signs of distress or fear in the days leading up to her disappearance. She also didn't share details about the investigation, other than her intention to divorce her husband.
2. She filed judicial review against MACC two days before her disappearance, challenging her arrest and remand as lacking proper legal basis
According to lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo, Ling filed the judicial review claiming the agency had abused its authority by invoking the MACC Act and the Anti-Money Laundering Act to pressure her into resolving private disputes with her estranged husband, rather than conducting a legitimate investigation.
Sangeet claimed Ling was repeatedly arrested, remanded, and subjected to travel restrictions without clear legal basis or explanation. She was also questioned at least nine times, reported FMT.
"Records show that MACC subjected Ling to a sustained and systematic campaign of pressure," said Sangeet, claiming that MACC has remained notably silent since Ling's disappearance.
"How is it that an agency so invested in her whereabouts has now chosen to say nothing about her disappearance? No public statement has been issued on the circumstances of her last scheduled attendance.
"No clarification has been offered as to whether MACC flagged any risk to her safety despite knowing that she was involved in sensitive financial and matrimonial disputes locally and in Singapore, involving alleged fraudulent transfers of company shares, alongside a suit for the division of a substantial pool of matrimonial assets," she asked.
Meanwhile, MACC chief Tan Sri Azam Baki refuted the claims, stating that Ling's alleged abduction took place on a public road and was beyond the agency's control, reported the New Straits Times.
"You cannot blame us for her disappearance," he said, adding, "We will continue to cooperate. Our investigating officer tasked with taking her statement has also had statement recorded by police."
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3. Vehicles in Ling's 'abduction' were using fake plates
Police have confirmed that the three vehicles involved in Ling's alleged abduction were using fake number plates.
This was verified by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), according to Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, reported the New Straits Times.
"We have identified the makes and models of the vehicles and are now reviewing CCTV footage from Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, and areas bordering Selangor to locate vehicles matching those descriptions," he said.
So far, police have recorded statements from 16 individuals, including Ling's husband, her e-hailing driver, and her lawyer. The case is currently being investigated under Section 365 of the Penal Code for abduction.
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