News about anti-corruption

KUALA LUMPUR (June 7): Latheefa Beebi Koya, the nation’s first female top graft buster, clocked in to work for the first time today, even as her appointment was questioned by various quarters.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jun 4): Lawyers for Liberty executive director Latheefa Beebi Koya has been appointed as the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), following the request by Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdullah to have his contract shortened.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): The Defence Ministry said today it will lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the remaining 14 land-swap projects involving tracts owned by the ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Ministers may soon be required to include safeguards against corruption within their ministries as part of their key performance indicators (KPIs).

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 15): Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu said it is up to the Cabinet to decide whether or not to make public the findings of an investigation into controversial land deals involving the Ministry.

  PUTRAJAYA (March 12): A lawyer representing former prime minister (PM) Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case submitted yesterday that a provision in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 (MACC Act) and another in the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti Terrorism Financing and Proceeds from Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUA) are not fair to his client.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah called for the government to continue the fight against corruption as the menace burdens the people and destroys the foundation of a country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 6): It looks like the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) (pictured) has already started a probe on the redevelopment of Taman Rimba Kiara (TRK) by the previous administration.

  PETALING JAYA (Feb 2): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has questioned 20 Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) officers over their involvement the RM4.

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 30): Amid the slew of financial scandals seen since the change in regime last year, such as the ones involving 1Malaysia Development Bhd, Lembaga Tabung Haji and the Federal Land Development Authority, the Pakatan Harapan government yesterday launched a five-year action plan to stem similar misdeeds in the future.