Perak state govt to work with ros to curb embezzlement of NGO funds, says exco

Perak State Communications, Multimedia and NGO Committee chairman Mohd Azlan Helmi (third, right) presented prizes to the Kampung Pasir Puteh National Secondary School students who won the Rukun Negara 2023 Sketch Competition at the Perak State level at Taiping Mall, on Saturday (Sept 9). Also with Perak State Information Department Director Mohd Rizal Hashim (second, right).

TAIPING: The Perak state government will work with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) to ensure funds channelled to non-governmental organisations (NGO) are not embezzled for personal use, said state Communications, Multimedia and NGO Committee chairman Mohd Azlan Helmi.

Among the preventive measures were requiring the NGOs to hold annual general meetings and submit their annual statements to the ROS, he added.