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PUTRAJAYA: There is little room for sympathy when it comes to the corrupt, especially those who misappropriate public money, says the Prime Minister.
SINGAPORE: For the first time in 14 years, Singapore emerged as the least corrupt country in the Asia-Pacific region in 2024.
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday (Feb 4) with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation’s image as a “corrupt” country.
A senior Cambodian official has warned that river guards who abuse their power or turn a blind eye to illegal fishing activities in protected Irrawaddy dolphin areas will be removed from their positions.
KUALA LUMPUR: Education that only imparts knowledge without instilling noble values can produce corrupt and irresponsible individuals, says Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia.
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has ramped up pressure on Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, with the party using an award for “the most corrupt” figure as a call for the country’s law enforcement institutions to investigate the former president for corruption.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) detained five individuals believed to have been involved in accepting bribes as inducement to assist in processing personal loan applications submitted by a financial consulting company.
FROM DATUK AJIT SINGH JESSY Tanjung Bungah, Penang
SINGAPORE: Corrupt individuals who fail to pay penalties imposed by the court for bribes received now risk serving longer jail terms that are intended to prevent them from opting for jail time to retain their illicit gains.
PETALING JAYA: Demonetising the RM100 note can render large sums of cash stashed in secret safe houses worthless and significantly disrupt the flow of illicit funds, suggests an anti-corruption advocate.
WITH “Jiwa Merdeka” in their hearts, a group of retired police cum Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) officers want to see the country free from graft.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, on Friday (Aug 23) urged the Muslim community to refrain from entrusting responsibilities to individuals tainted by corruption and abuse of power.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's former special officer Datuk Amhari Efendi Nazaruddin was a corrupt public official who colluded with fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and implicated his own former boss in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case, the High Court told.
TANJONG MALIM: The people should continue to support the government’s fight against corruption and abuse of power, says the Prime Minister.
PUTRAJAYA: Heads of departments or units who fail to report any corrupt practices in their respective areas may end up losing their jobs or even facing criminal charges, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bukit Aman will not compromise when taking action against personnel in cahoots with prostitution or illegal gambling syndicates, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
PUTRAJAYA: Federal Territories Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has affirmed that there will be no compromise or protection for any officers or enforcement personnel from local authorities under her ministry involved in the abuse of power to protect foreign nationals.
SEREMBAN: Driving schools have been warned not to get involved with illegal “kopi O” driving licence syndicates, as they may face immediate revocation of their operating licences.
PETALING JAYA: Dismissal may be a means to curbing corruption among civil servants but due process must be followed before such drastic action, say anti-graft crusaders.
PETALING JAYA: Cuepacs said it acknowledges and seriously views the warning by the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) that certain enforcement agencies are still 'keeping' problematic and corrupted officers.
