
MACC won't verify asset declarations unless complaint lodged
It says there is no provision in the law requiring it to check if the declarations are truthful.

It says there is no provision in the law requiring it to check if the declarations are truthful.

Not a single kidnapping or extortion case since asset declaration initiative was taken last year, says VK Liew.

Law minister overrides earlier statement of deputy who said gov't was still considering whether or not to abolish the Act.

UPDATED 1.22PM | It’s ‘gone streamless’ since 2000, so the packages for Forms 4 and 5 are just a slight change to the current system.

UPDATED 9.17AM | Oct 1 was the deadline for MPs to declare assets to House speaker, who will then pass it to MACC.



KINIGUIDE | This was one of the most unpopular announcements in Budget 2020. Here’s a breakdown of what it is, and why it’s so controversial.

COMMENT | Hew Kuan Yau may try to sell his comic as "good analysis", but it is bald-faced, blatant propaganda.


UPDATED 11.50AM | On the flipside, survey finds 60 percent are familiar with other religions and cultures.

M'sians are divided down the middle on the issue of single-stream education, with resistance strongest among Chinese respondents.

Suhakam commissioner Jerald Joseph says there is now little talk about the fifth pillar of Pakatan Harapan's manifesto on a moderate, inclusive Malaysia.

UPDATED 5.34PM | Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research is said to have no work control system in place.

She received an offer letter in February but was in limbo when her disability was noted as a 'disease'.

Lawyer Edmund Bon says some political leaders have 'forgotten where they come from'.

'It brings fear and hatred towards the community,' says Maria Chin Abdullah.

Job applicant was rejected because of other undisclosed reasons, it says.

UPDATED 5.50PM | 'It doesn’t matter what size a person is. No one should go through this', rues the applicant.

Child rights activist Hartini Zainuddin says this happens while gov't drags its feet on alternatives.

UPDATED 9.48AM | Freedom of expression advocacy group Article 19 calls for a cessation to any action against an international school.

The Sexual Harassment Act the government has committed itself to must fill this gap, says WAO.

The Association of Women Lawyers wants firms to adopt code of ethics and increase awareness about harassment.

They say reporting incidents of harassment to HR or the Bar Council would be 'career suicide'.