Freedom of information, political financing bills to be tabled in Parliament within two years

The Star

Tan Sri Azam Baki on Thursday (Feb 6) said that several legislative measures designed to improve transparency and governance are expected to be brought before Parliament within the next two years.  The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner said the proposed bills comprise the Freedom of Information Bill, the Political Financing Bill and amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act 2010.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yxe77ccx   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would like to add a few points on the policies of the NACS, which have been approved by the government,

00:12and which have been discussed by the Prime Minister. I can mention three of them.

00:17The first is related to the Freedom of Information, or FOI.

00:25The RUU's target is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2025,

00:31and will be implemented in the Parliament in July 2025.

00:37The second is related to Political Financing,

00:42which is expected to be completed by 2025,

00:47and the RUU will be implemented in the Parliament in 2026.

00:53And the last one is the change of the Act of Protection of Freedom of Information,

00:58or Whistleblower Protection Act, 2010, Act 711,

01:03in which the RUU's target is expected to be implemented in the Parliament in March or April 2025,

01:09related to the government's decision.

01:11So this is what I can say about the government's commitment,

01:16and also our commitment as NACS advocates,

01:21to ensure the best possible governance in public services,

01:30and also for the people, to be implemented as soon as possible,

01:34before the end of NACS in 2028.

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