PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed the government should no longer give approvals and procurements of projects without proper tender.
He said the unity government, led by him, would not allow leakages or corruptions to continue in the country.
"The approval and procurement without tender should no longer be allowed, to ensure corruption will not take place.
"This cannot and should not happen anymore at all levels," he said, in his speech at the monthly gathering with 340 staff of the Prime Minister's Department at Dataran Perdana Putra, here, this morning.
At the same time, Anwar reiterated his stance that he would not allow family members to be given government projects.
"This country needs a change. The damages done are not because of the civil servants, but rather the leaders' own weaknesses.
"Once, we were at the top and have achieved tremendous success, but it has digressed in terms of our economic stability, because of violations of laws and fraud cases involving leaders and civil servants.
"Hence, I hope we can bring this spirit together to change the country for the better," he said.