The research on how effective the communications strategies adopt by the Anti Corruption Agency Sibu in combating corruptios / Winston Julian Patric

The Anti-Corruption Agency of Malaysia (ACA) began its formal operations on 1st October 1967 as The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The change of name was necessary in line with the widening of its scope. The NBI did not only confine itself to the investigation of corruption cases but also to cases of national interest, for example, syndicated gambling, smuggling, serious criminal breach of trust, organized fraud etc.
The name NBI was renamed to ACA when the Anti- Corruption Agency Act, 1982 was passed by Parliament on 13th May, 1982. The reason for
the reversion was to reflect the actual function of this agency, that is, as an agency whose main function is the prevention of corruption. In July 1997 the parliament passed a new Anti-Corruption Act 1997. It was enforced on 8 January 1998. The new law provides the ACA with more investigative powers. It also enhances punishment on offenders. The minimum sentence for corruption is a mandatory 14-day imprisonment and a RM 10,000 fine or 5 time the amount of bribe, whichever is the higher.