Immigration, LHDN under close watch, warns PM

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This follows the arrest of 34 customs officers suspected of receiving more than RM4.7 million in bribes.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/02/immigration-lhdn-under-close-watch-warns-pm/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #Immigration #LHDN

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00:00 The Immigration Department and Inland Revenue Board are being closely monitored.

00:06 This is Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's warning to the two agencies following revelations

00:10 of corruption among Customs Department officers.

00:14 Last week, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Azam Bakhi said Malaysia

00:19 lost around RM2 billion in taxes since 2014 due to a smuggling syndicate operating at

00:24 the KLIA cargo terminal in Sepang.

00:28 Azam said 34 customs officers were detained from March 11 to 25 after being suspected

00:33 of receiving more than RM4.7 million in bribes, among others.

00:37 Anwar, who is also finance minister, said the scandal had upset him since the department

00:43 falls under his ministry.

00:45 He urged agency heads to take "bold action" and not shield officers involved in wrongdoing,

00:50 citing Customs Director General Anis Rizana Zainuddin, who acted promptly after misconduct

00:55 among her staff came to light.

00:58 He said Anis took action immediately to replace the officers and took disciplinary action

01:02 against the staff members involved.

01:05 Dhanush Rajariza, FMT News.

01:08 (upbeat music)

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