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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak tried to prevent the first version of the audit report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) from going to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to conceal his and Low Taek Jho's wrongdoings, the High Court heard.

Prosecution says former PM asking to review the report a violation of the audit act.

Jamaica’s Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has found that while the government displayed good practices in the face of enormous pressure

Sri Lankas Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has suggested a new way to appoint temporary secretaries, the key problem which critics had blamed for ending a once apolitical public service headed by permanent secretaries and spread of arbitrary rule.

The new United Kingdom minister for the overseas territories said this week that he is pleased with the territory’s overall progress.

PETALING JAYA: The asset declaration mechanism for government officials, parliamentarians and senators will be strengthened to improve government integrity, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

In a bold move, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said yesterday that executives of government-affiliated businesses (GLCs), government-affiliated investment firms (GLICs), and members of the judiciary will have to disclose their assets to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to Ismail Sabri, the special cabinet committee on anti-corruption has…

PETALING JAYA: Chief executive officers of government-linked companies (GLC) and government-linked investment companies (GLICs) as well as members of the judiciary must declare their assets, says the Prime Minister.

A law that took effect Aug. 10 makes obstructing the auditor general a criminal offence punishable by fines up to $5,000.

Despite a few delays in recent weeks, Governor John Rankin said yesterday that he has “no major concerns” with the government’s progress.