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Headline SS Vital for regulators to carry out reforms MediaTitle New Sarawak Tribune Date 30 Mar 2016 Color Full Color Section News Circulation 46,471 Page No 7 Readership 164,773 Language English ArticleSize 508 cm² Journalist ALEXANDRA LORNA AdValue RM 2,968 Frequency Daily (EM) PR Value RM 8,905 SS: Vital for regulators to carry out reforms BY ALEXANDRA LORNA KUCHING: The state government practices. (MBL). in collaboration with Malaysia "Regulations assume an "Apart from that, the state gov­ Productivity Corporation (MPC) important role in protecting pub­ ernment together with MPC has will embark on strengthening the lic health, welfare, safety and our completed a project on MBL and rule­making process. environment, but they can also during the recent review pro­ This is as part of moving closer impose significant burden and cess, four ministries, 18 agencies towards good regulatory practic­ costs," he said. and four district offices with 152 es and reducing uncertainties in He also said that the people licences have been reviewed by the implementation of regulatory should be careful not to impose the MBL team. reform principles. unjustified regulatory require­ "A total of 88 business licences This was pointed out by State ments. have been reformed through Secretary Tan Sri Datuk Amar "Unnecessary regulations reduced processing time, elimi­ Haji Mohamad Morshidi Abdul reduce productivity and increase nate unnecessary supporting Ghani at the 2nd Asian Public cost of doing business so it is par­ documents and overlapping Governance Forum on Regulatory ticularly important for regulators requirements towards better Reforms at Kuching Hilton here to introduce reforms. business environment," he point­ yesterday. "Meanwhile, regulators should ed out. "Thus, we need to do capac­ continuously analyse existing Morshidi said that the project ity building programmes such as regulations to examine whether was estimated at generating about Regulatory Impact Analysis and they remain justified and wheth­ RM10 million in regulatory cost Public Consultation to assist rule­ er they should be modified or savings from the implementation makers and regulators to ensure streamlined in light of changed of the recommended changes. that they are aware of the need for circumstances, including the rise The forum themed,'Improving high quality regulations. of new technologies," he said. Productivity through Regulatory "Sarawak must strive to con­ Morshidi also said that to pro­ Coherence and Good Proactive' tinuously enhance its regulation mote the goal, Malaysia had is held from 29­30 March. quality for the benefit of the introduced three programmes Also present were Director­ people and business communi­ namely improving World Bank General of Public Governance ties" he stressed. ease of doing business indica­ Programme, OECD Korea Policy Morshidi added that the forum tors, reducing unnecessary regu­ Centre, ParkDeokSoo andDeputy was an effort to develop capacity latory burdens on business and Director­General of Malaysia to make use of good regulatory Modernising Business Licensing Productivity Corporation (MPC), Dato' Abdul Latif Abu Seman. Headline SS Vital for regulators to carry out reforms MediaTitle New Sarawak Tribune Date 30 Mar 2016 Color Full Color Section News Circulation 46,471 Page No 7 Readership 164,773 Language English ArticleSize 508 cm² Journalist ALEXANDRA LORNA AdValue RM 2,968 Frequency Daily (EM) PR Value RM 8,905 ­ Gover* at off March TAN Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Ghani (front, 2nc' left) in a light moment with Director­General of the Public Governance Programme, OECD Korea Policy Centre, Park Deok Soo (left) while Deputy Director­General Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), Dato' Abdul Latif Abu Seman (right) and other speakers of the 2nd Asian Public Governance (APG) Forum on Regulatory Reforms look on..

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