KOTA BHARU - The Orang Asli community in this country is encouraged to help the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) report issues related to corruption using the various platforms provided including the website.

The Director of Community Education Division, MACC, Datuk Razim Mohd Noor said, they can be agents to widely spread the anti-corruption message and together shoulder the responsibility of fighting corruption in this country.

According to him, the task is admittedly challenging but it is not an obstacle to form a corruption-free Malaysia in the future.

"Failure to enforce the law against corruption can result in land encroachment, illegal logging and deforestation.

"The effects are more serious when flora and fauna are threatened with extinction, the rain catchment area is decreasing, there is an increase in temperature and global warming with rise of natural disasters," he said.

He said when speaking at the Closing Ceremony of the Program in conjunction with the Environmental Anti-Corruption Tour Program with the Orang Asli Community 3.0 in Lojing on Sunday.

Also present, Tuel Post Chairman, Village Development and Security Department, Atan Alang.

According to him, it is more surprising that the effects of natural damage also result in locations that have never been hit by floods being threatened by the disaster.

“All those situations have an impact on the lives of the people, especially the Orang Asli who live in forest areas in this country," he said.

Razim is proud of MACC's excellent achievements in investigation and prosecution as well as advisory services and community education.

He said it was important to ensure that the commission became one of the leading anti-corruption law enforcement agencies at the international level and further make Malaysia corruption-free.

"The establishment of a 'check and balance' mechanism for the MACC aims to ensure that the MACC becomes a more independent, transparent and professional corruption prevention agency," he said.

In his speech, Razim also emphasized the normal process of extinction of animal and plant species that will be replaced by other species to complete the balance of the ecosystem.

He said, studies have found that extinction rates are increasing rapidly in this era due to several factors including pollution activities and the increase in human population.

"Among the endangered animal species are eagles and owls that eat mice and can affect crop yields," he said.