Two business partners pleaded not guilty at the Alor Setar Sessions Court on Tuesday to two charges of taking money deposits from members of the public without a valid licence in 2015 and 2016.

During the court proceeding, deputy public prosecutor Mohd Alif Farhan Hassan said the total amount of money involved for both accused, Ooi Kooi Lam, 62, and Loh Kim Yong, 62, was about RM90,000.