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Some Civil Servants Forced Into Corruption

Feb 14, 2025

CUEPACS claims that some civil servants are forced to accept bribes, due to pressure from certain parties.

The umbrella body for civil service unions says there’ve even been cases where employees receive death threats, or have their families harassed if they refuse a bribe.

It further explains that the ones offering the bribes are the root cause of the country’s corruption problem, adding that most civil servants are just trying to do their jobs honestly.

This comes amid widespread frustration at Malaysia remaining in 57^th place, in the latest Corruption Perception Index.

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In a related development, the MACC will be adopting various new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence to strengthen efforts to fight corruption in the country.

The Commission says this is part of its push to enhance investigation methods, in line with the government’s commitment to eradicate graft and reduce leakages.

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The Education Ministry is looking at several immediate measures to be taken, to boost English proficiency among Malaysian students.

This includes restructuring, or expanding the scope of its current programs.

It comes after the Prime Minister recently called for more measures to boost English proficiency, especially among secondary students, while also strengthening Bahasa Melayu.

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The Immigration Department will be conducting nationwide checks, to ensure that Ramadan bazaar traders do not transfer their operating licenses to others, especially foreign nationals.

This follows a recent government directive for authorities to start cracking down on this unauthorized license transfer.

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The Communications Ministry says more than 90 percent of the gambling-related content removed from various online platforms over the past couple of years came from Facebook.