Whistleblower Act amended, govt mulls future edits to broaden protection
While Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M Kulasegaran did not specifically detail the other platforms being considered by the government, the Act has come under scrutiny after a whistleblower who went to the media was denied protection.
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