UMNO Online - “BN Pastikan Pembangkang Terima Pengajaran Jika Teruskan Agenda Kosongkan Kerusi” plus 9 more

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• BN Pastikan Pembangkang Terima Pengajaran Jika Teruskan Agenda Kosongkan Kerusi
• Balingian By-Election, A Very Important By-Election For BN – Awang Tengah
• Statement Today By Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin On The Missing MAS Plane
• Kadar Pertumbuhan Penduduk Di Malaysia Dijangka Menurun Pada 2020 Hingga 2030
• Janji PRU 13 Belum Ditunaikan Usah Tipu Rakyat Dengan Umpan Janji Baharu
• Ketua Hakim Negara Tolak Dakwaan Campur Tangan Dalam Kes Anwar Dan Karpal Singh
• Malaysia Will Benefit From GST
• Focus on Kajang’s Problems, Voters Tell.
• Isu Kualiti Guru Perlu Ditangani Untuk Capai Matlamat PPPM – Muhyiddin
• MACC : Implementation Of Protection Act Proves Fruitful

BN Pastikan Pembangkang Terima Pengajaran Jika Teruskan Agenda Kosongkan Kerusi Posted: 13 Mar 2014 08:49 AM PDT KAJANG, 13 Mac – Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata Barisan Nasional (BN) akan memastikan pembangkang menerima pengajaran berguna sekiranya berhasrat meneruskan agenda mengosongkan kerusi dimenangi pada pilihan raya  lalu demi keuntungan politik. Timbalan Perdana Menteri berkata tindakan mempersendakan keputusan rakyat itu perlu diberi pengajaran supaya mereka tidak terus menggunakan pilihan raya tidak perlu itu sebagai medan menabur dakwaan rakyat menolak kerajaan pimpinan BN. “Pembangkang ini tidak ada agenda penting selain menghabiskan masa rakyat turun mengundi dalam pilihan raya kecil yang tidak perlu. “Bagi saya, kalau ada kekosongan ekoran wakil rakyat pakatan pembangkang sengaja meletak jawatan, Barisan Nasional akan ada di situ dan pastikan mereka jatuh dan terjunam,” katanya ketika berucap pada program mesra rakyat di perkarangan Blok B, Pangsapuri Taman Kota Cheras, di sini hari ini. Hadir sama Presiden MCA Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, Ketua Pemuda UMNO Khairy Jamaluddin dan Pengerusi BN Selangor Datuk Seri Noh Omar. Muhyiddin, yang juga Timbalan Pengerusi BN berkata kenyataan sebegitu jelas menunjukkan pakatan pembangkang sengaja ingin menyusahkan orang ramai dan BN selaku parti yang memperjuangkan nasib rakyat, perlu tampil menawarkan diri bagi menghalang pengundi di kawasan terbabit dipermainkan sewenang-wenangnya. “Sebab itu pilihan raya kecil (Dewan Undangan Negeri Kajang) ini penting untuk rakyat jadikan landasan bagi halang elemen negatif yang dibawa pakatan pembangkang dari terus berleluasa,” katanya. Dalam pada itu, beliau menarik perhatian bahawa pertandingan satu lawan satu antara calon BN Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun dengan Presiden PKR Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail akan memberi kelebihan kepada Chew berdasarkan pengalaman dimiliki Naib Presiden MCA itu. Selain pengalaman sama ada di peringkat parti atau kerajaan, Chew juga tidak berhadapan dengan permasalahan dalam keluarga dan parti sepertimana dihadapi calon lawan, katanya. Muhyiddin berkata jika dipilih, Chew walaupun akan berada di dalam DUN Selangor sebagai pembangkang, pengundi harus ingat bahawa beliau memiliki keistimewaan lebih besar, iaitu hubungan terus dengan kerajaan persekutuan. “Jika terpilih, Chew telah berjanji untuk berada dua kali seminggu secara sepenuh masa bersama penduduk Kajang, dan kita akan bantu supaya setiap permasalahan rakyat yang dikemukakan akan ditangani sebaiknya,” katanya.

Balingian By-Election, A Very Important By-Election For BN – Awang Tengah Posted: 13 Mar 2014 06:43 AM PDT MUKAH, March 13 – The Balingian state by-election is a very important one for the Barisan Nasional (BN), Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) party senior vice-president Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said today. “A splendid win will allow the BN government to continue with its usual sterling leadership and development policies for the people’s benefits. “It will greatly allow all planned development projects to be carried out smoothly,” he said before presenting 530 land titles to 7,261 recipients from five traditional kampungs here. Awang Tengah, who is also Sarawak Second Minister of Resource Planning and Environment, said a win would also show the people were indeed grateful to former Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud for his many contributions. Taib, who is now the Head of State, had done much to help the people of Balingian when he was its state assemblyman, he said. On the other hand if the BN could retain the seat, he said, it would allow the new Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Haji Satem to continue with the government’s good policies for the people. When met by reporters later, Awang Tengah said although it was the general consensus that the BN would have no problem in retaining the Melanau majority seat, its supporters and workers must continue to work hard. “As a matter of fact we in the BN never take any election and by-election lightly. We cannot take things for granted and we should not be complacent,” he said, adding that the preparation on the ground was going as planned and BN was  now quite well prepared. He said Balingian and Mukah were places of great economic potentials. “Mukah, for instance, is the administrative centre for the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) with many economic activities, including energy intensive industries, being planned besides those in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors,” he said. He said Balingian also had huge reserves of coal and vast tracts of land.

Statement Today By Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin On The Missing MAS Plane Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:14 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 – Following is the statement by Defence Minister and acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein at a press briefing on the search for the missing flight, MH370, in Sepang, Selangor, today: "It is now six days since MH370 disappeared. There are currently 43 ships and 40 aircraft searching the South China Sea (26 ships and 25 aircraft) and the Strait of Melaka (17 ships and 15 aircraft). "We are grateful for the assistance from around the world. With every passing day, the task becomes more difficult. As always, our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those on the flight. We will spare nothing in our efforts to find MH370. "Before I take questions, I would like to clear up a few issues. Engine Data "I would like to refer to news reports suggesting that the aircraft may have continued flying for some time after the last contact. As Malaysia Airlines will confirm shortly, those reports are inaccurate. "The last transmission from the aircraft was at 0107 which indicated that everything was normal. Rolls Royce and Boeing teams are here in Kuala Lumpur and have worked with MAS and the investigations team since Sunday. This issue has never been raised. "Whenever there are new details, they must be corroborated. Since today's media reports, MAS has asked Rolls Royce and Boeing specifically about this data. As far as Rolls Royce and Boeing are concerned, those reports are inaccurate. "Chinese Satellite Imagery "A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency surveillance plane was dispatched this morning to investigate potential debris shown on Chinese satellite images. "We deployed our assets but found nothing. We have contacted the Chinese embassy who notified us this afternoon that the images were released by mistake, and did not show any debris from MH370. FAA Directive "The aircraft had been fully serviced and was fit to fly according to engineering and maintenance records. All maintenance checks were in order. "The last routine maintenance service was conducted on 23 February 2014; the next service was due on 19 June. Radar Signal "It suggested that there was a possibility that an aircraft had passed over to the Strait of Melaka. We have a duty to investigate any possibility. We owe it to the families of those on the flight to follow up every lead. "On that basis, we dispatched extra ships and aircraft to search the area. However, our main effort has been in the South China Sea. "We are working very closely with FAA and the NTSB. On the issue of the possible air turn-back, they have indicated to us that based on the information and data given by the Malaysian authorities, the US team was of the view that there were reasonable grounds for the Malaysian authorities to deploy resources to conduct search on the western side of peninsular Malaysia. "Under the circumstances, it is appropriate to conduct a search if the evidence suggests there is a possibility of finding the missing aircraft. Raw Data "As I am sure you can understand, we would not ordinarily release raw data from our military radars. But in this case we have put the search effort above our national security. We have shared our data with our international partners, including the US and China, to help with the search effort. Police Investigation into Pilots "Reports suggesting that the Malaysian police searched the homes of the MH370 crew are not true, and the Royal Malaysian Police have issued a statement to that effect. Malaysia's Response "I want to touch on the question of Malaysia's response. First, this situation is unprecedented. MH370 went completely silent whilst over the open ocean. We are in the middle of a multinational search involving many countries and more than 80 ships and aircraft. "This is a crisis situation. It is a very complex operation, and it has not always been easy. We are devoting all our energies to the task at hand. And I want to be very clear: our focus has been on finding the aircraft. We have not done anything that could jeopardise the search effort. "There are times when we have not been able to reveal information – for example, some radar signals – because they require analysis and confirmation by other agencies before being released. To release such information before it was ready could have compromised the investigation or the search efforts – and added to the anguish of the relatives. "Malaysia has nothing to hide. We have spared no expense and no effort. From day one, we have been in regular contact with neighbouring countries, and accepted all international offers of help. We have followed protocols as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation since the incident began. "Much has been made about the extension of the search areas. Some claim that Malaysia has slowed down the search. That is not true. In fact, we have intensified the search. Again, let me be clear: there is no real precedent for a situation like this. The plane vanished. We extended the search area because it is our duty to follow every lead. We owe it to the families. And we will not give up."

Kadar Pertumbuhan Penduduk Di Malaysia Dijangka Menurun Pada 2020 Hingga 2030 Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:10 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Mac – Kadar pertumbuhan penduduk di negara ini dijangka menurun kepada 1.0 peratus untuk tempoh tahun 2020 hingga 2030, Dewan Rakyat diberitahu hari ini. Ini berikutan kadar kesuburan mencatat penurunan daripada 3.0 orang anak pada tahun 2000 kepada 2.1 pada 2012, kata Timbalan Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun, katanya menjawab soalan Dr Azman Ismail (PKR-Kuala Kedah) pada Persidangan Dewan Rakyat di sini. Azizah berkata penurunan kadar kesuburan juga menyebabkan peratusan warga emas iaitu penduduk yang berumur 60 tahun ke atas semakin meningkat dan diunjurkan bahawa Malaysia akan menjadi sebuah negara menua pada tahun 2030 apabila 15 peratus daripada jumlah penduduknya terdiri daripada warga emas. Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata penurunan kadar kesuburan ini tidak akan menghalang usaha kerajaan mencapai status negara berpendapatan tinggi pada tahun 2020. "Statistik Jabatan Perangkaan mendapati peratusan tenaga buruh (15-59 tahun) pada tahun 2010 adalah sebanyak 64.7 peratus dan angka ini dijangka terus meningkat kepada 65.4 peratus pada tahun 2020. "Justeru, negara dijangka mempunyai tenaga buruh yang mencukupi bagi memenuhi permintaan pasaran tenaga buruh dalam memacu pertumbuhan ekonomi negara," katanya. Beliau berkata dengan penduduk yang bekerja pada masa kini secara umumnya lebih berpendidikan, kurang tanggungan anak akibat penurunan kadar kesuburan dan mempunyai jangka hayat yang lebih lama, mereka dapat menyumbang ke arah peningkatan pendapatan per kapita negara. "Sumbangan ini mampu memacu negara untuk mencapai status Negara berpendapatan tinggi pada tahun 2020," katanya.

Janji PRU 13 Belum Ditunaikan Usah Tipu Rakyat Dengan Umpan Janji Baharu Posted: 13 Mar 2014 03:30 AM PDT KAJANG, 13 Mac – Rakyat, khususnya pengundi di Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Kajang dinasihatkan agar tidak terpedaya dengan janji manifesto baharu pakatan pembangkang, ketika janji yang dibuat semasa Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 yang lalu, belum mampu ditunaikan. Naib Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal berkata janji baharu itu umpama sekadar 'umpan' bagi memperdaya pengundi untuk memilih Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail yang dipertaruhkan bagi menggantikan suaminya Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, pada pilihan raya kecil, 23 Mac ini. "Ketika janji PRU ke-13 lalu belum mampu ditunaikan, mereka datang lagi dengan janji baharu. Persoalannya, kenapa perlu buat manifesto baharu sedangkan janji lama pun tak dilaksanakan. "Jadi, saya harap pengundi di Kajang tidak mudah terpedaya dan tertipu dengan janji manis dalam manifesto PKR itu," katanya mengulas manifesto PKR, antara lain menumpukan menangani kesesakan lalu lintas, membanteras jenayah, pembangunan anak muda dan usahawan kecil, yang dilancarkan semalam. Beliau berkata demikian selepas melakukan tinjauan mesra ke beberapa buah rumah di sekitar Sungai Sekamat di sini hari ini bagi membantu jentera BN. Mohd Shafie berkata pengundi harus memberi sokongan penuh kepada calon BN Datuk Paduka Chew Mei Fun yang berdisiplin, mempunyai komitmen tinggi dan boleh memberi tumpuan sepenuhnya untuk membela pengundi Kajang. "Chew boleh menjadi jambatan antara rakyat dan Putrajaya…Chew tak perlu fikir mengenai Permatang Pauh, PKR atau suami sebaliknya dia boleh memberi tumpuan kepada rakyat di sini," katanya. Ditanya mengenai kenyataan Timbalan Parti Keadilan (PKR), Azmin Ali semalam seperti dilaporkan beberapa media yang mengesahkan bahawa akan tetap berlaku penukaran Menteri Besar Selangor selepas PRK DUN Kajang, Mohd Shafie berkata perkara itu merupakan masalah dalaman PKR sendiri. "Itu hal dia, terserah mereka, itu bukan agenda kita, cuma kita nakkan hari ini dah ada petunjuk tuhan, mereka dah pegang Kajang pada PRU dahulu, tapi menyusahkan rakyat juga, bubar dewanlah, jadi rakyat kena fikir balik," katanya. Mengenai tinjauan mesra beliau hari ini, Mohd Shafie menarik perhatian bahawa sokongan rakyat semakin baik dan yakin dengan baki tempoh berkempen, tiada masalah dalam menarik sokongan pengundi menjelang hari pengundian kelak.

Ketua Hakim Negara Tolak Dakwaan Campur Tangan Dalam Kes Anwar Dan Karpal Singh Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:21 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN, 13 Mac – Ketua Hakim Negara Tun Arifin Zakaria hari ini menafikan dakwaan campur tangan dalam keputusan badan kehakiman baru-baru ini dalam kes membabitkan pemimpin pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan pengerusi DAP Karpal Singh. “Saya boleh memberi jaminan tidak ada perkara seperti itu. Bagi hakim, apa sahaja keputusan yang mereka buat, perlu memberikan sebab dan sebab ini tertakluk kepada penelitian mahkamah rayuan,” katanya selepas merasmikan Persidangan Majlis Hakim-Hakim Malaysia ke-48 di sini. Beliau memberi jaminan jika keputusan badan kehakiman itu salah, tidak wajar atau menyalahi undang-undang, ia akan ditukar melalui proses biasa undang-undang. Mahkamah Rayuan menjatuhkan hukuman penjara lima tahun ke atas ketua umum PKR itu selepas mengubah keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang membebaskan Anwar atas tuduhan meliwat bekas pembantunya Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, hampir enam tahun lepas. Mahkamah Tinggi mendenda Pengerusi DAP dan Anggota Parlimen Bukit Gelugor Karpal Singh RM4,000 atas pertuduhan menghasut terhadap Sultan Perak lima tahun lalu. Ketika diminta mengulas perhimpunan haram yang dirancang pihak tertentu bagi membantah keputusan mahkamah itu, Arifin berkata ini bukan caranya untuk menyelesaikan isu. “Kita tidak boleh menjangka apa yang akan berlaku. Harap jangan menghukum apa yang akan berlaku di Mahkamah Rayuan dan Mahkamah Persekutuan. Proses (mahkamah) dapat didengar semua orang. Semua orang mendapat layanan yang sama di mahkamah,” katanya. Arifin berkata badan kehakiman juga terbuka kepada kritikan tetapi ia perlu adil dan orang ramai perlu menunjukkan kepada mereka apa yang salah. “Semua prosedur mencukupi bagi memastikan kebebasan dan integriti badan kehakiman tidak terjejas. Badan kehakiman adalah satu badan yang paling lemah. "Sesiapa sahaja boleh menyerang kami, tetapi kami tidak boleh mempertahankan diri sendiri. Kami hanya boleh mempertahankan diri dalam penghakiman kami. Kami tidak boleh terus menafikan itu dan ini,” katanya.

Malaysia Will Benefit From GST Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:15 AM PDT TAWAU, March 13 – The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will benefit Malaysia, just like the 160 countries which have successfully implemented the system. Tawau Customs chief Yunos Tahir said the people should support and not reject GST which had been adopted by Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. "GST is a tax system that benefits the people as it is more effective, customer friendly and can overcome weaknesses in the present system such as double taxation. "It can overcome the leakage of revenue from transfer pricing, improve tax compliance, reduce cost of doing business and reduce bureaucracy," he said at the GST Awareness Programme, here today. The government should be commended for exempting GST on agricultural products as it has positive impact on the people, especially the lower income group. Yunos said GST would also help the government to reduce the income tax and corporate tax rates which was confined to a particular group. The taxation system is one of the reform strategy in the new economic model introduced by the prime minister to increase the country's finances. The GST would be implemented on April 1, 2015.

Focus on Kajang’s Problems, Voters Tell. Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:13 AM PDT KAJANG, 13 Mac: Voters in Kajang hopes that their local-based issues are the top priority in the list of both candidates contesting in the by-election set for the 23rd of March. Speaking to reporters, voters expressed their concern on the rapid development around Kajang which also have affected the traffic  in the area. “Kajang is now filled with buildings 20-30 storeys high, not how it was used to be; 5 storey building, terraces and semi-D. Now Kajang is jammed.” said Mr. Tan Chih Kham a local voter. What used to be an old town known for its famous ‘Satay Kajang’ is now a transit city for people working in its near vicinity. He added that other than the traffic congestion face by the voters, the rapid development of Kajang also increases  the cost of living in the area. Mr. Tan, also a stall owner was at a walkabout near Pasar Kajang by BN’s candidate, Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun. As a local in Kajang, he hopes that the assemblywomen voted would come down to see what is happening in the area and solves the peoples’ issues. “They only come down when election, then we never see them for another 4 years. they only come once in a blue moon” added Mr. Tan. Like other voters, he echoes the hopeful voice of the people of Kajang to have a local-based assemblywomen that will be there for them and understand the problem they faced, not just a mean for personal  gains.

Isu Kualiti Guru Perlu Ditangani Untuk Capai Matlamat PPPM – Muhyiddin Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:02 AM PDT TANJUNG MALIM, 13 Mac – Isu kualiti guru perlu ditangani sekiranya matlamat Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM) yang meletakkan sasaran negara berada dalam kelompok satu pertiga teratas sistem pendidikan terbaik dunia ingin dicapai, kata Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Timbalan perdana menteri berkata bagi menyokong hasrat itu, Kementerian Pendidikan meluluskan peruntukan RM5 juta kepada Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) di bawah Skim Geran Penyelidikan NIC yang bertajuk ‘Development of a Teacher Education Model for Preparing Quality Teachers for the Future’. “UPSI perlu menampilkan suatu model yang benar-benar dapat dijadikan rujukan untuk melahirkan guru berkualiti pada masa depan,” katanya ketika merasmikan Konvensyen Pendidikan Nasional ke-14 anjuran UPSI, Persatuan Alumni Suluh Budiman UPSI dan kementerian itu di sini hari ini. Menteri pendidikan itu berkata usaha menyediakan guru berkualiti dimulakan dengan pengambilan 30 peratus daripada lepasan terbaik Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia sebagai bakal guru. Selain itu, katanya, program Pembangunan Profesional Berterusan diberikan kepada guru dalam perkhidmatan, sehingga profesion keguruan dimartabatkan untuk menjadi profesion pilihan. Muhyiddin berkata PPPM turut meletakkan pelaksanaan laluan kerjaya guru berasaskan kompetensi dan prestasi di samping meningkatkan laluan guru untuk peranan kepimpinan, pakar pengajaran dan pakar bidang khusus. “Mengambil kira semua aspek serta aspirasi kementerian untuk menyediakan pendidikan berkualiti bertaraf antarabangsa, semua institusi pendidikan guru perlu proaktif dalam menghasilkan guru-guru yang bukan sahaja mempunyai pengetahuan dan pedagogi tetapi juga mempunyai keghairahan dan kesungguhan yang tinggi dalam memastikan anak-anak bangsa mampu bersaing dan berjaya di peringkat global,” katanya. Beliau berkata guru bukan lagi sekadar berdiri di depan mengajar tetapi harus membimbing dari sisi kerana mereka perlu menerapkan kemahiran berfikir dan mempimpin serta menjadikan pembelajaran berpusatkan murid sebagai teras pendekatan pedagogi masa kini. Kajian Kementerian Pendidikan, Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Pertubuhan Bangsa Bersatu (Unesco), Pertubuhan Kerjasama Ekonomi dan Pembangunan (OECD) serta pakar pendidikan lain membuktikan bahawa kualiti guru merupakan faktor yang paling signifikan dalam menentukan keberhasilan murid kerana kualiti sesuatu sistem pendidikan itu tidak boleh melangkaui kualiti guru, katanya. Beliau berkata warga pendidik perlu memberi komitmen tinggi terhadap apa yang digariskan dalam PPPM dengan melaksanakan tadbir urus berkesan terhadap 11 anjakan yang terkandung dalam program transformasi itu bagi merealisasikan perubahan holistik dunia pendidikan yang dihasratkan rakyat. “Kunci kejayaan PPPM terletak di bahu kita sendiri. Semua pihak perlu bersatu dan berganding bahu menjayakan PPPM ini. Selaku Menteri  Pendidikan saya amat faham dan sentiasa bersikap responsif terhadap keluhan, kritikan dan kegelisahan yang ditumbulkan oleh warga pendidik terhadap pelaksanaan program transformasi ini,” katanya. Muhyiddin berkata pada tahun pertama Gelombang 1 PPPM, negara membuktikan telah berada di landasan yang betul dengan mencatatkan enam pencapaian pada 100 hari pertama dan 10 pencapaian utama pada tahun lepas. “Asas yang kukuh telah kita letakkan untuk PPPM bergerak dalam masa 12 tahun lagi,” katanya. Gelombang 1 (2013-2015) PPPM memberi penekanan kepada menambah baik system dengan mempercepat perubahan kaedah pelaksanaan  program yang menumpukan kepada kaedah peningkatan kualiti pengajaran dengan meningkatkan kualiti guru sedia ada, kepimpinan sekolah  dan kadar literasi Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Inggeris serta numerasi. PPPM (2013-2025) adalah kerangka pembangunan menyeluruh untuk menzahirkan transformasi sistem pendidikan secara pantas dan mapan  sehingga 2025. Konvensyen Pendidikan Nasional (KOPEN) selama tiga hari sehingga Sabtu ini dengan tema ‘Merealisasi Impak Pelaksanaan Transformasi  Pendidikan Negara’ yang dihadiri 1,000 peserta warga pendidikan merupakan forum untuk membincangkan hal berkaitan pendidikan negara.

MACC : Implementation Of Protection Act Proves Fruitful Posted: 12 Mar 2014 11:57 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 – The implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) and Witness Protection Act 2009 (Act 696) has shown positive impact, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Director Agency Integrity Management Division Norazlan Mohd Razali said there was now increased awareness among the public to report offers of bribes to the MACC. “People are confident of making a report as protection is given under the law to persons who lodge a report on corruption matters through the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010 (Act 711) and Witness Protection Act 2009 (Act 696),” he said at a forum on ‘Business and Anti-Corruption in Asean’ organized by the Asean CSR Network here today. Last year, MACC arrested 339 persons from the private sector and 170 persons  from the public sector. In 2012, 413 persons from the private sector and 288 persons from the public sector were arrested. Norazlan said as Malaysia embarked on a more global environment and was moving towards the formation of an integrated Asean Community in 2015, businesses have more needs now than ever to have a strong internal control as well as governance which complied with international standards and various foreign legislations. Businesses should also have sufficient internal auditing controls to assist in the prevention and detection of corruption. The introduction of the Corporate Integrity Pledge (CIP) would likely create an effective system to increase integrity in the Malaysian corporate sector, through practicing good governance, including anti-corruption measures, he said. As of yesterday, a total of 397 entities, comprising private limited companies, government linked companies, multinational companies,  small-and-medium enterprises, non-governmental organisations, government departments and professional bodies have signed up for the CIP.

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