National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW) or in ms, Pusat Pemantauan dan Pendedahan Maklumat Kebangsaan is a
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
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Non profit organisation
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dedicated to recognise the need to institute public-driven oversight initiatives and the role of
whistleblower
A whistleblower (also written as whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whi ...
in the matured society.
It was co-founded in 2012 by Executive Director
Rafizi Ramli
Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli ( Jawi: ; born 14 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022 and the Member of Pa ...
and Director
Akmal Nasir
Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (born 16 September 1986), better known as Akmal Nasir, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Johor Bahru since May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a co ...
. NOW headquartered at
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Sungai Besi (formerly known as ''Sungei Besi'') (English: Steel River) is a town and suburb within the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. It was also a federal constituency in Kuala Lumpur from 1974 to 1995. Sungai Besi was a historical mining ...
Kuala Lumpur
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Objectives
* Monitor, Assess and Report
Act as an oversight body to monitor, assess and report independently of the performance, transparency and accountability of the governments (federal and state governments), parliamentary houses, major government agencies and major corporations with huge public interests
* Act Independently
Act independently and decisively to bring to the public's attention any issues or scandals with major repercussions to the public interests
* Whistleblower Right
Protect the safety, rights and welfare of whistleblowers through the Whistleblowers Protection Fund which disburses grants to qualified whistleblowers to pay for legal fees and loss of income
* Encouragement
Cultivate a conducive environment in the society that encourages whistleblowers to come forward without fear or fervour through policy advocacy, standard setting and campaign initiatives
* Training and Counsultancy
Provide training and consultancy to the public and organisations on the skills and accountability of whistleblowers with the aim to produce more responsible whistleblowers in the society
News
NOW was accused by the
Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin, Ramesh Rao for not having the
Bank Negara
The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM; ms, Bank Negara Malaysia) is the Malaysian central bank. Established on 26 January 1959 as the Central Bank of Malaya (''Bank Negara Tanah Melayu''), its main purpose is to issue currency, act as banker and ad ...
permission to collect the Fund to Close the
1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Police has investigated both NOW and
Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM) following their report against each other.
References
External links
The National Oversight & Whistleblowers (NOW) Website
Rafizi Ramli Website
2012 establishments in Malaysia
Non-profit organisations based in Malaysia
Political organisations based in Malaysia
Political advocacy groups in Malaysia
Whistleblowing in Malaysia
Whistleblower support organizations
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