Malaysia’s parliament approves law to regulate government procurement
Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) -Malezya’s parliament on Thursday, as the right groups and some opposition deputies expressed concerns about potential gaps and lack of independent surveillance, the government enacted a law to better regulate the supply processes.
The Southeast Asian country is trying to strengthen the financial government and avoid major financial losses due to corruption cases such as a Multibillion Dollar 1MDB scandal.
In addition, it has long been struggling for leakage and abuse by giving government agreements through negotiations rather than grafts, especially public officials.
The Government Supply Act aims to terminate such practices and provides a framework for all government institutions and local authorities using public funds.
It will also impose penalties for false practices such as rent search, sub -contract and intervention in supply processes.
“This bill has reduced the chamber to abuse of the room, so that the chamber to abuse the chamber, so that the chamber has been completed on Thursday. He said.
The law will then be sent to the Senate or the Upper House for approval before it is journalized.
The NGO platform, which is the coalition of more than 70 non -governmental organizations, expressed concerns about some provisions of the bill, saying that they would give ministers a lot of control over the supply decisions and exempt all programs from new rules.
Worries were echoed by some opposition deputies.
Amir Hamzah defended the bill, saying that the law limited the forces of the Minister of Finance instead of expanding the forces of the Minister of Finance.
The Minister said he would try to update the existing regulations to limit the exemption from the tender rules of the ministry.
(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by David Stanway)
