SOON after taking office as prime minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak promised a transparent and accountable government. One area where openness is sorely needed is in government spending. Billions of ringgit are poured into the economy, and yet unexplained “leakages” still happen — it sometimes feels as though the Treasury department is in need of […]
Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam
New cabinet has “higher degree of integrity”
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 April 2009: The Centre of Public Policy Studies (CPPS), part of the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (Asli), has welcomed the new cabinet announced today by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. In a statement, the chairperson of Asli-CPPS, Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam said there is a relatively higher degree of […]
TI-M hopes MACC Bill will give ACA more clout
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dec 2008: Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) today voiced its hope that the passing of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Bill and the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) bill will give the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) greater powers to prosecute and investigate all cases. Its president, Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam, in a statement, applauded Prime […]
