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Procurement Bill Sparks Debate Over Finance Ministry’s Control

Alissa Rode, Senior Manager, Research, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)

29-Aug-25 07:45

Procurement Bill Sparks Debate Over Finance Ministry’s Control

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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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Elaine Boey, Philip See


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Categories:  economy,  politics,  government

Tags:  procurement,  government contract,  open tender policies,  corporate governance,  transparency,  concentration of power, 


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