BANGKOK, Thailand-When former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was hauled to court on charges involving bribery, money laundering, and abuse of power, many were perplexed that there was no co-accused in the case. If Muhyiddin had received bribes, then the person or people who gave the bribes should also be charged.
BANGKOK, Thailand-Since the Anwar administration came to power, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been extremely busy since the chief commissioner Azam Baki made a visit to Anwar’s office with a bunch of files, soon after Anwar was sworn in as PM.
BANGKOK, Thailand-As the Covid-19 pandemic is becoming endemic, the actions and decisions made by key government members at the time, must be reviewed.
BANGKOK, Thailand-Malaysia’s prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim has found the first two months into the job, metaphorically like tip-toeing through a minefield, just to survive. Many within the public are beginning to lose patience in Anwar, due to the failure to deliver any meaningful reform. They see Anwar’s administration as just a continuation of governments that went before him.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--When it was reported that Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd had racked up debts close to RM50bn in 2018, this issue had the makings of a major scandal.
BANGKOK, Thailand--When I first met Siti Kasim, online in this Covid age, her bubbling passion for her cause and the future of Malaysia came across very clearly. Siti is inspiring to many of those she reaches.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The revelation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the MySejahtera application was developed without a contract between the government and the private company who created it, and that it had been approved for sale through direct negotiations to another company is damning, further highlighting the lack of transparency in Malaysia’s business-political nexus.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--On 14th October 2021, Malaysia was elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2022 – 2024 term.
GEORGETOWN, Malaysia--A 38-year-old detainee has died in police custody in Pahang this year. Only 34 days into the new year 2022 and Malaysia has been plagued by 6 deaths of men who were under the protection of the Royal Malaysian Police in lock-ups.
BANGKOK, Thailand--The term robber baron was originally made aware to me by educator and writer Dr Azly Rahman. Robber baron is a derogative US term to describe how the powerful 19th Century American industrialists and financiers made fortunes by monopolizing industries through engaging in unethical business practices, exploiting workers, and paying little heed to the law.
JAKARTA, Indonesia--Southeast Asian parliamentarians have urged Malaysian authorities to cease their reported harassment of opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), and allow them to fulfill their duties as representatives of the people after at least four lawmakers were called in for questioning by police in recent days regarding their involvement in anti-corruption rallies.
PARIS, France--Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate withdrawal of the unjustified lawsuit that the head of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has brought against a journalist whose investigative reporting cast doubt on his honesty.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is appalled and disappointed by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki’s defamation suit against a journalist, Lalitha Kunaratnam.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Freedom of the press in Malaysia has suffered another blow after embattled Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) commissioner initiated a defamation suit against independent investigative journalist Lalitha Kunaratnam.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Parti Sosialis Malaysia expresses full solidarity with activist Lalitha Kunaratnam who should be recognised as a whistleblower against the business interests of Azam Baki, the Chief Commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).