Tuesday

22 APRIL 2008 SELAMAT FLED

VIA WINDOW
No. 17804
(PPI64I/3/2009)
Peninsula RMI.20
Sabah RMI.80
Sarawak RMI.80

Militant left trousers above toilet

cubicle before escaping,
people's parliament is told >W38
thestar.com.my
paper
KNM sees growth potential in Borsig >STARBIZ

A free ACA
NATION
No fuel for
space project
>N8

PM outlines plans for independent anti-corruption body

By SHAHANAAZ HABIB & LOURDES CHARLES
The revamp includes: committee on anti-corruption;
newsdesk@thestar.com.my > Turning the Anti-Corruption > Hiring 5,000 professionals for the
Agency into a "full-fledged" new MCAC;
KUALA LUMPUR: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) will be Malaysian Commission on
given more independence and bite under wide-ranging reforms Anti-Corruption (MCAC); > Putting in place a comprehensive
announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad protection programme for whistle-
Illegals riot Badawi. The reforms are to be put in place before the year's end. > Setting up an independent advisory blowers and witnesses; and,
"It is my fervent hope that the ACA's effectiveness, trans- board which will ensure that the
at camp parency and accountability will be raised considerably, while Commission is effective, > Requiring the MCAC to submit an
>N20 public trust in its integrity and independence will be quickly transparent and accountable; annual report to the Parliamentary
renewed," Abdullah said in his keynote address at the Asean committee.
Integrity Dialogue 2008 at the Malaysian Institute of Integrity. > Setting up a Parliamentary • See Pages 4&6
WORLD
I'm ready to be investigated, Dr M tells BBC Page 10 Blogger 'Mike Tyson' enters cyber ring Page 26

French apology
for torch bearer Flame on
>W39 in Malaysia:
Olympic Council
Pope heals of Malaysia
(OCM) president
wounds in visit Tuanku Tan Sri
>W42 Imran Tuanku
Jaafar, the first
torchbearer in the
Malaysian leg of
SPORT the Olympic torch
relay, running
with the torch
surrounded by
security
personnel at
Dataran Merdeka
yesterday. There
were few
incidents in the
relay that ended
at KLCC - See
Mourinho eyes Pages 3 and 37
Chelsea duo
>S64

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