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PUTRAJAYA: The special Cabinet committee on anti-corruption discussed the need to amend the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act to act against those who sell government tenders and projects. It was among the issues discussed during the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (April 19) here. The Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) said the amendment was needed to boost integrity and transparency in government procurement and to deter the involvement of parties with vested interests such as cartels. It said the meeting also agreed that the...

Maurice Info Search Explanatory Memorandum The object of this Bill is to amend the Construction Industry Development Board Act so as to provide for a more appropriate and modern legislative framework in view of the accelerating development in the construction industry. 2. Accordingly, the Bill makes provisions, inter alia – (a) for the registration of providers of construction works and construction services, and suppliers of construction materials, equipment, plant and labour for construction purposes; (b) to the effect that nothing shall preclude a p...

One at a time: A foreign worker taking a swab test in Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, as others wait for their turn. — ART CHEN/The Star PETALING JAYA: Acknowledging that fortnightly testing of foreign construction workers is a good idea, the industry wants the government to help defray costs estimated at over RM500mil. The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) said routine mass testing will involve substantial costs which would be “too much to bear”. “At the moment, contractors are absorbing all additional SOP (standard operating procedure) compliance costs that were not factored...