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Anwar: Proposal to streamline govt agencies.

PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

On Wednesday,12 Feb 2025 was at PUTRAJAYA to proposal to streamline several govt agencies to address the issue of overlapping functions will be presented at the Cabinet meeting soon, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is also the finance minister, said matter needed to be brought to the attention of the Cabinet first before a decision can be made.

“I had assigned the then Treasury secretary-general Datuk Seri Asri Hamidon to give several proposals to streamline several agencies & present them to the Chief Secretary to Govt.“..& I'll decide after it has been presenting to the Cabinet,” he said in his speech at Ministry of Finance monthly gathering here today.
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Following that, Chief Secretary to the Govt Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar announced the appointment of Asri to lead Special Committee for the Rationalisation of Federal Statutory Bodies effective Sept 10, 2024. pM Anwar

also said govt agencies are not allowed to establish companies under them without approval @highest level due to the existence of companies which have recorded losses.