PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — Prevention, enforcement and education are among the high-impact focuses that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has to emphasise to always be proactive in fighting corruption over the next five years.
“Upscaling and knowledge of employees need to be improved. We cannot be left behind in technology, development or modus operandi of criminals,” he told reporters in an interview in conjunction with MACC’s 55th anniversary today. “Even now, bribes are being paid using cryptocurrency. It’s hard to detect... I have to admit it. MACC and Bank Negara are still looking into ways to detect bribe payments through the virtual world.On a move to introduce an anti-corruption syllabus in learning institutions, Azam said the syllabus may no longer be suitable in the next five years and needed to be updated to mould a society that reject and hate corruption.