National Oversight and Whistleblowers

National Oversight and Whistleblowers
NOW
Formation 2012
Type Non-profit
NGO
Headquarters 35-2 The Trillium, Jalan Tasik Utama 6, Medan Niaga Tasik Damai, 57000 Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel.: +603 9054 8738
Location
Field To institute public-driven oversight initiatives and the role of whistleblower
Membership
 Voluntary
Founding Executive Director
 Rafizi Ramli
Co-founding Director
 Akmal Nasir
Website nowmalaysia.org


National Oversight and Whistleblowers (NOW) is a Malaysian first national Non profit organisation dedicated to recognise the need to institute public-driven oversight initiatives and the role of whistleblower in the matured society.

It was co-founded in 2012 by Executive Director Rafizi Ramli and Director Akmal Nasir. NOW headquartered at Sungai Besi Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Objectives

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 and decisively to bring to the public's attention any issues or scandals with major repercussions to the public interests

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

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

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[2][3]

News

NOW was accused by the Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin, Ramesh Rao for not having the Bank Negara permission to collect the Fund to Close the 1MDB[4]

Police has investigated both NOW and Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YAPEIM) following their report againts each other.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Team".
  2. ↑ "PENUBUHAN NATIONAL OVERSIGHT & WHISTLEBLOWERS CENTRE (NOW) UNTUK MELINDUNGI PEMBERI MAKLUMAT".
  3. ↑ http://nowmalaysia.org/#about-us
  4. ↑ "RAFIZI DIDAKWA MENIPU KUTIP DANA TIDAK SAH – RAMESH RAO". Malaysia Today. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Police to investigate over reports against NOW, Yapeim". The STAR Online. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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