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KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian finance minister Lim Guan Eng is currently ranked as having the highest income out of the 40-odd Members of Parliament (MPs) from the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and its allies who have publicly declared their assets, while Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is at the third spot.
The list of MPs, along with the date of their declaration of assets, as well as whether their spouse and children have made similar declarations, is available for public viewing on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) dedicated portal.
The MACC's asset declaration portal lists Mr Lim as having a declared income of RM86,464.92 (S$28,583) as of October 10, while Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has a declared income of RM77,629.68 as of October 18.
Dr Mahathir has a declared income of RM75,861.57 as of October 19.
This is the first time in Malaysia’s history that the assets of MPs or ministers have been made public, in what is seen as a move to curb the alleged culture of corruption prevalent under the previous administration.
At the time of writing, the portal lists 48 MPs and members of the federal government as having declared their assets.
According to the list, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow is the fourth-highest earner with a declared income of RM73,576.15, followed by Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at RM72,276.37, Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok at RM68,142.66, and Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Mohamaddin Ketapi at RM67,483.43.
Rounding up the top 10 highest-earners in the current list is PKR MP Mansor Othman (RM60,719), independent-turned-PKR MP Larry Sng (RM59,065.39) and finally at the 10th spot, PKR's Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail at RM59,048.33.
The MP with the least assets in the MACC list is former polls reform activist Maria Chin Abdullah at RM21,000.
The commission did not define the periods for which the incomes were declared.
The MACC asset declaration portal states that detailed information regarding asset ownership will be displayed after technical problems are resolved.
According to a pie chart on the MACC asset declaration portal, only 47 or 38.2 per cent of MPs from the ruling parties have declared their assets, while 76 or 61.8 per cent of these MPs have yet to do so. (This is despite 48 names being listed as having made their asset declarations).
Another pie chart showed 20 or 40.8 per cent of members in the administration have declared their assets, while another 29 or 59.2 per cent have not done so.
Based on the MACC portal, MPs who have not declared their assets include the prime minister's son Mukhriz Mahathir, who is the Kedah Chief Minister, and the deputy prime minister's daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar.
The failure of PH MPs to make their asset declarations is despite the MACC’s repeated postponement of the date by which the information would be made public.
The MACC had deferred the public display of asset declarations from the initially scheduled date of October 1 to October 15, and finally to November 1 after the Cabinet decided to give MPs and ministers more time to make the declarations. MALAY MAIL
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