National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW) or in ms, Pusat Pemantauan dan Pendedahan Maklumat Kebangsaan is a

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n first national

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dedicated to recognise the need to institute public-driven oversight initiatives and the role of

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in the matured society. It was co-founded in 2012 by Executive Director

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and Director

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. NOW headquartered at

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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

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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
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