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Gift-giving culture must stop: Anwar

Prime minister says practice incompatible with leadership ethics, burdens people

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 01 Dec 2022 9:51PM

Gift-giving culture must stop: Anwar
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged all parties to stop observing the culture of giving gifts, which is incompatible with leadership ethics and burdens the people. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes pic, December 1, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded all parties not to give him gifts.

In a Facebook posting today, Anwar said the culture must be stopped.

“I appreciate all the good intentions, but this is not compatible with leadership and administration ethics besides burdening the people,” he said.

Anwar previously announced that he would reduce unnecessary expenses in his administration. – Bernama, December 1, 2022

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