The Putrajaya magistrate's court has extended the remand for a 54-year-old businessman who is accused of attempting to bribe Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in exchange for an honorific title.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had applied for a remand extension to facilitate its investigation.

According to The Star Online, the initital remand order for the “Tan Sri”, who hails from Klang, ended today, but magistrate Nik Isfahanie Tasnim Ab Rahman allowed a three-day extension.

Based on previous reports, the man had allegedly offered the sultan RM2 million in order to suggest the businessman's name to the chief secretary of the government for a “Tan Sri” title.

The ruler also granted an audience to MACC chief commissioner Dzulkfly Ahmad, where he revealed details of the case.

The Star Online claimed that the man, according to sources, is obsessed with titles.

It also stated that MACC will investigate accusations that the individual was a "broker" for royal titles apart from probing his sources of income.

The businessman, who MACC claimed had attempted to evade arrest, had surrendered last week after the commission issued an ultimatum to him.

MACC had threatened to publish his photograph and particulars if he did not turn himself in.