Malaysia’s Whistleblower Protection Act has long been criticised for its limited safeguards.
But now the government is considering amendments to the act, including stronger confidentiality measures, expanded physical protection and even a standardised reward scale.
But will these changes truly strengthen whistleblower protections, or do they still fall short?
Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris speaks with Pushpan Murugiah, CEO of the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center), and Wathshlah Naidu, executive director of the Center for Independent Journalism.
Produced by: Astro Awani
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Being a wellknown startup founder-ceio gets me in the loop & networking info.
Just how much did KWAP lose from its untenable investments in Indonesia’s eFishery despite the wellknown [allegedly] Fraudalent Practices of eFishery’s then board & management?
Indonesia’s eFishery’s US$1.4B Collapse
eFishery [allegedly] inflated its revenue 4.8x and went unnoticed for 6 years (until now)
Jul 2023 — 💰 Raised $200 million (Series D) from … KWAP (Malaysia’s largest public sector pension fund).
A network of shell companies was created to support the flow of [allegedly] fraudulent transactions.
🚨 From [allegedly] inflating revenue by 1.25x in 2018-2020, to inflating revenue by 4.8x in 2024.