
Raman Letchumanan
Former senior official of Malaysia, ASEAN, NTU Singapore

Opinion: Why corruption and money-laundering will continue to flourish - a company perspective
By Dr. Raman LetchumananPrime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, since he took over the reins of the government in November 2022, has been ruthless in his crusade to eradicate corruption. He has set a target to

Opinion: Why, suddenly, has the Auditor-General come under fire?
If there is one government institution that has earned its respect, integrity and courage among the general public, it has to be the office of the Auditor-General (AG). Year in year out, the public aw

Public Sector Accounting Standards: Early-warning triggers of public finance abuse
By Dr. Raman Letchumanan Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Finance Minister will be tabling his maiden budget for 2023 tomorrow (Feb 24). This must be the toughest budget in history and will

RM1.5 trillion debt? No worries, just increase tax cash-flows!
By Dr. Raman Letchumanan This was essentially what Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli responded when a participant asked him about the worrying levels of our national debt at the ‘Parliament Lecture Series

Nurul Izzah’s calling not in finance, but ensuring money reaches desperate poor
By Dr. Raman Letchumanan On Feb 9, I published this article asking “Eminent experts to advice Anwar is laudable, but what about Nurul Izzah’s role? This was in response to Prime Minister Datuk Seri An