National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre explained

National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre
Pusat Pemantauan dan Pendedahan Maklumat Kebangsaan
NOW
Headquarters:35-2 The Trillium, Jalan Tasik Utama 6, Medan Niaga Tasik Damai, 57000 Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel.: +603 9054 8738
Location: Malaysia
Membership:Voluntary
Leader Title:Founding Executive Director
Leader Name:Rafizi Ramli
Leader Title2:Co-founding Director
Leader Name2:Akmal Nasir
Formation:2012
Type:Non-profit
NGO
Field:To institute public-driven oversight initiatives and the role of whistleblowers

National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW) (Malay: Pusat Pemantauan dan Pendedahan Maklumat Kebangsaan) is a Malaysian national nonprofit organisation dedicated to recognising the need to institute public-driven oversight initiatives and the role of whistleblowers in the matured society.

It was co-founded in 2012 by Executive Director Rafizi Ramli and Director Akmal Nasir. NOW is 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]

History

NOW was accused by the Pertubuhan Minda dan Sosial Prihatin, Ramesh Rao in 2015 for not having the Central Bank of Malaysia's permission to collect the funds to close the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).[4]

The Malaysian police have investigated both NOW and Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM) following their report against each other.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Team. 2016-03-26. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121143/http://nowmalaysia.org/. dead.
  2. Web site: PENUBUHAN NATIONAL OVERSIGHT & WHISTLEBLOWERS CENTRE (NOW) UNTUK MELINDUNGI PEMBERI MAKLUMAT. 2 August 2012.
  3. Web site: NOW Malaysia | National Oversight & Whistleblowers . 2016-03-26 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121143/http://nowmalaysia.org/#about-us . dead .
  4. Web site: RAFIZI DIDAKWA MENIPU KUTIP DANA TIDAK SAH – RAMESH RAO. Malaysia Today. May 27, 2015. September 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924142609/http://www.malaysia-today.net/rafizi-didakwa-menipu-kutip-dana-tidak-sah-ramesh-rao/. dead.
  5. Web site: Police to investigate over reports against NOW, Yapeim. The Star Online. 22 November 2015.