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09SepSeptember 9, 2025

PM hails Audit Dept successes, urges private sector support for good governance efforts

KUALA LUMPUR: Follow-up audits have successfully recovered RM159mil since last year, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the Madani government had implemented various reforms to ensure greater accountability and restore public confidence. "We also established a Serious Irregularities Commission to deal swiftly with critical breaches. "Since 2024, follow-up audits have already recovered and safeguarded RM159mil,"...

By James LimmalaysiaAccountability, Anwar Ibrahim, Asian Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors, Audits, Conference, Finance Minister, Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia, National Audit Department, Prime Minister, Public Funds, Recovery, Reforms0 CommentsRead more...

09SepSeptember 9, 2025

Robust governance, accountability essential to combat leakages, corruption, says PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Robust governance and strong accountability are essential to addressing long-standing issues such as financial leakages, mismanagement, and corruption, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the values of good governance and accountability must be promoted at all levels, especially among internal auditors, and that such values should not be seen as a...

By James LimmalaysiaAccountability, Anwar Ibrahim, Corruption, Governance, Internal Auditoes, Leakages, Prime Minister0 CommentsRead more...

24JulJuly 24, 2025

MACC pledges action on Auditor-General’s report findings

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has vowed to take decisive action following revelations of governance weaknesses and potential misconduct highlighted in the Auditor-General’s report, recently tabled in Parliament. The anti-graft agency stated it takes the findings seriously and will conduct a comprehensive review of the report, focusing particularly on instances that may involve criminal...

By James LimmalaysiaAccountability, Auditor-General's Report, Corruption, GLCs, Governance, Investigation, MACC, Malaysia, National Audit Department, Public Institutions0 CommentsRead more...

20DecDecember 20, 2024

Bodycams should be used in police lockups too, says Suaram

PETALING JAYA: The use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) by the police should be extended to lockups, says human rights organisation Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram). Its executive director Sevan Doraisamy called for a timeline to test and roll out BWC use by personnel stationed in lockups, as well as by those involved in anti-crime operations. “These high-stakes encounters...

By James LimmalaysiaAccountability, Body-Worn Camera, BWC, Discipline, Footage, Guidelines, Integrity, Lockups, Police, Sevan Doraisamy, SOP, Suaram0 CommentsRead more...

28NovNovember 28, 2024

Malaysia, IACA exploring strategic collaboration, says MACC

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) are considering strategic collaborations, which include plans to host the IACA Regional Summer Academy in Kuala Lumpur in 2025, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The MACC announced on Thursday (Nov 28) that this topic was discussed between the Malaysian delegation and IACA Dean Prof Slagjana Taseva during...

By De Fa WangmalaysiaAccountability, Anti-Corruption, Azalina Othman Said, Azam Baki, IACA, Integrity, International Anti-Corruption Academy, MACC, Malaysia, OIC, Strategic Collaborations, Transparency0 CommentsRead more...

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