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Procurement Bill Sparks Debate Over Finance Ministry’s Control

8 mins·07:45, 29 Aug 2025
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Procurement Bill Sparks Debate Over Finance Ministry’s Control

8 mins
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07:45, 29 Aug 2025
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Guest: Alissa Rode, Senior Manager, Research, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

Despite an opposition walkout during the reading of the controversial Government Procurement Bill 2025, the bill was passed. Alissa Rode, Senior Manager for Research at the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), pointed to loopholes in the bill, including provisions that concentrate procurement decisions in the hands of the Finance Ministry.

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Presenter: Shazana Mokhtar, Elaine Boey, Philip See

Producer: Tun Hizami Hashim

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