Ministry launches Integrity Week

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: The permanent secretary to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hii Chang Kee says it is important for civil servants to perform their duties with integrity. “Integrity is good ethics and values that will affect people’s trust in civil servants. Therefore, it is among the important principles that must […]

Demonstrate honesty and integrity, staff told

BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA KUCHING: Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture staff have been urged to demonstrate honesty and integrity in their duties, especially when managing funds. Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the public sector was one of the sectors that made up 63 per cent of the total number of corruption cases […]

Agencies urged to prepare anti-graft document soon

KUCHING: State agencies have been told to quickly prepare the Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP) so that the Corruption Risk Management Plan (CRM) can be implemented as soon as possible. OACP is a fundamental anti-corruption document at the organisational level to curb weaknesses and issues regarding governance, integrity and anti-corruption within an organisation. Urban Development and […]

MACC pledges to serve with integrity

KUALA LUMPUR: The staff of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has pledged to continue to discharge their responsibilities and duties well and with full integrity. The MACC in a statement today said all personnel of the corruption enforcement agency thanked the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah for his congratulatory message in conjunction […]

Politicians told to be honest

KUCHING: “When a politician starts to prioritise his own pockets over his responsibility to the people, this is where it (integrity) will go south.” This was the statement made by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah when sharing his own views on upholding integrity in serving the people. Although he did not […]

Strive for quality services!

FORESTRY CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION BY NIA NATASHA HASENAN KUCHING: The staff members of the Forestry Department Sarawak (FDS) as well as forest guards, who will be serving the state government in the future, are urged to always strive to improve the quality of their services. Urban Development and Resources Assistant Minister Datuk Len Talif Salleh said […]

Integrity, transparency govt’s priority

TATAU: Integrity and transparency should always be a priority for the Sarawak government, said Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Talib Zulpilip. He added that because of that, the state government is committed to cultivate the value of integrity at various levels of society. “This is in line with the wishes […]

Systematic collection, distribution of zakat increases integrity

ALOR SETAR: The systematic collection and distribution of zakat (tithe) implemented by zakat institutions in the country could further enhance the integrity in the management of funds to help those in need. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri said such system would also help zakat institutions to […]

Look at yourself first

KUCHING: Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah took a swipe at the Pakatan Harapan (PH) federal government, questioning its integrity and governance. The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said when PH leaders harped on integrity and good governance, these attributes not only applied to those in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) but also to them PH. He […]

Cuepacs Sarawak hopes for better govt

KUCHING: Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) Sarawak branch hopes the new federal Cabinet would have integrity, transparency, and be more efficient in taking care of the people, especially civil servants. Cuepacs Sarawak chairman Ahmad Malie congratulated Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for having formed his Cabinet to […]