An Anti-corruption Advocate, the Voice of Conscience
Malaysia will soon be hearing a lot of music/noise. I sincerely appeal to fellow Malaysians to be cool and calm even as YAB PM Datuk Seri Anwar says has assured investors that “TUN OR TAN SRI, ALL WILL FACE THE MUSIC IF CORRUPT”.
You
and I may not know but we will wait and see, I believe.
Interesting articles will appear soon. Rakyat sit back and observe.
Be cool and realistic.
GOD BLESS MALAYSIA.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin is believed to be next on the list of opposition leaders to be charged, with MalaysiaNow reliably learning that the former prime minister could be arrested and brought to court as early as tomorrow.
It was not immediately clear the nature of the charge to be brought against the Bersatu president, who headed the government during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
But this comes after weeks of accusations by government leaders against Bersatu, followed by the questioning of party leaders over alleged abuses linked to JanaWibawa, a post-Covid program to help Bumiputera contractors.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has also frozen the bank accounts of Bersatu, resulting in the party being unable to pay for its day-to-day operations.
Wan Saiful Wan Jan, Bersatu's former information chief and the MP for Tasek Gelugor, as well as another party leader, were later arrested and charged by MACC.
Any move to arrest Muhyiddin is likely to raise the political temperature, with PN leaders warning of a major crackdown by the Anwar Ibrahim administration ahead of polls in six states, five with critical Malay electorates whose support the ruling coalitions Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional lost to PN in the general election last year.
MalaysiaNow is awaiting a response from MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki on the latest speculation.
Source: https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/03/08/muhyiddins-arrest-looms-as-political-temperature-looks-set-to-rise
KUALA LUMPUR – The unity government will not hesitate to crack down on those abusing their power to enrich themselves, be they “Tuns or Tan Sris”, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told a crowd of investors today.
Addressing business players and investors, Anwar, who is also finance minister, said his administration would not be influenced by a person’s power or position.
“We will uphold the highest ethical standards and there will be no room for abuse of power under this administration,” he said in his keynote address at Invest Malaysia 2023 Series 1: Strengthening Resilience and Sustaining Growth here today.
“Whether you are a Tun or Tan Sri, whether you are in this government or the opposition, we will act without fear or favour.”
Anwar did not mention any names.
Recently, however, Malaysian authorities have launched investigations into two prominent individuals.
One is former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin, who served during Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s first tenure as prime minister. The 84-year-old Daim is being probed over his wealth after his name appeared in the Pandora Papers.
The other is former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who is being investigated over the alleged siphoning of public funds during his time in federal power.
In his speech today, Anwar said though some felt that repeated talk of corruption, ill-gotten gains, and bribery will cast aspersions on Malaysia’s image, the government believed it had to start rebuilding confidence by being honest about existing underlying problems.
“I have said this many times, and I will repeat it here again. This government adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards misconduct and corruption.”
Post-pandemic recovery led to high debt
Anwar also touched on post-pandemic economic recovery measures and large-scale stimulus programmes which drove the country’s 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 8.7%.
However, the prime minister said this came with a heavy cost – high national debt.
Federal government debt now sits just below 61% of GDP, while the statutory debt limit had been raised twice to 65% during the pandemic.
“Taken together with contingent liabilities, our total debt is RM1.5 trillion, or 81% of GDP.”
He said while the government is not able to address issues concerning the rakyat all at once, it recognizes that people of ordinary means are under increasing economic pressure.
He added that sensibly, those in the corridors of power should build, secure, and enable the ladders that would help the nation escape the middle-income trap, and to help those at the very bottom climb out of poverty.
In this regard, he said his recent Budget 2023 has been designed to address these challenges head-on – through fiscal reforms, rebuilding the nation’s fiscal buffers, and economic, fiscal, and debt resilience. –
Source : https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/87205/tun-or-tan-sri-all-will-face-the-music-if-corrupt-anwar-assures-investors
