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M'SIA'S DPM NAJIB COMMITTED TO OPENNESS, TRANSPARENCY
KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Najib Razak said Tuesday he
would be committed to an administration based on the principle of openness, transparency and telling the people the truth when he takes over the helm of the country.
The Malaysian deputy prime minister said that if the government spoke the
truth to the people, then it would gain their confidence.
"A government must instill trust and confidence in the people so that they
have confidence in the government. We have to be transparent, tell the truth to
the people," he said in reply to a question from the floor at the "National
Integrity Agenda Conference: Evaluation and Direction" at the Integrity
Institute of Malaysia, here.
Najib said efforts to eradicate corruption and mould a society which was
clean, of greater integrity and upheld moral values should be a cause that must
be acculturated.
He said negative traits such as greed and self-interest, which fomented
corrupt activities and abuse of power, should be discarded.
He said that in the aspect of government procurement, if a major portion of
the procurement was based on open tender or at least restricted tender, it would
help fight corruption.
"Maybe this will not be popular among certain quarters. Maybe the lobbyists
may not like it. But I believe the people like it and will support the
government more," he said.
Najib said much of the procurement now was based on open bidding.
"I will also encourage electronic procurement (e-procurement). We are moving
in that direction," he said when replying to another question from the floor.
Najib said that in the aspect of appointments or transfer of officers such
as chief executive officers (CEOs), the important elements applicable according
to priority were integrity, ability and acceptability.
Najib said the national integrity movement should be encouraged and
supported by all levels of society for mutual benefit.
On a question related to Umno, Najib, who is Umno deputy president, said he
had a plan to bring reform to the principal party of the government and that he
would make an announcement on that soon.
"The perception of Umno is that many people see the party as being arrogant
and having unhealthy practices. We have to clean up Umno," he said.
On the National Integrity Plan report which was launched today, Najib said
that based on the report, the government could take pride that several
achievements had been made in certain aspects.
Nevertheless, he said, it was evident that much remained to be done with
regard to the people's perception of corruption, a moral society and a society
of greater integrity.
-- BERNAMA
would be committed to an administration based on the principle of openness, transparency and telling the people the truth when he takes over the helm of the country.
The Malaysian deputy prime minister said that if the government spoke the
truth to the people, then it would gain their confidence.
"A government must instill trust and confidence in the people so that they
have confidence in the government. We have to be transparent, tell the truth to
the people," he said in reply to a question from the floor at the "National
Integrity Agenda Conference: Evaluation and Direction" at the Integrity
Institute of Malaysia, here.
Najib said efforts to eradicate corruption and mould a society which was
clean, of greater integrity and upheld moral values should be a cause that must
be acculturated.
He said negative traits such as greed and self-interest, which fomented
corrupt activities and abuse of power, should be discarded.
He said that in the aspect of government procurement, if a major portion of
the procurement was based on open tender or at least restricted tender, it would
help fight corruption.
"Maybe this will not be popular among certain quarters. Maybe the lobbyists
may not like it. But I believe the people like it and will support the
government more," he said.
Najib said much of the procurement now was based on open bidding.
"I will also encourage electronic procurement (e-procurement). We are moving
in that direction," he said when replying to another question from the floor.
Najib said that in the aspect of appointments or transfer of officers such
as chief executive officers (CEOs), the important elements applicable according
to priority were integrity, ability and acceptability.
Najib said the national integrity movement should be encouraged and
supported by all levels of society for mutual benefit.
On a question related to Umno, Najib, who is Umno deputy president, said he
had a plan to bring reform to the principal party of the government and that he
would make an announcement on that soon.
"The perception of Umno is that many people see the party as being arrogant
and having unhealthy practices. We have to clean up Umno," he said.
On the National Integrity Plan report which was launched today, Najib said
that based on the report, the government could take pride that several
achievements had been made in certain aspects.
Nevertheless, he said, it was evident that much remained to be done with
regard to the people's perception of corruption, a moral society and a society
of greater integrity.
-- BERNAMA
