SHAH ALAM: Selangor Registrar of Societies' (RoS) has so far canceled about 1,400 resident associations when a majority of them failed to submit their association's annual statements.
Selangor RoS director Nurul Azhar Husin said investigation were underway to look into the associations' failure to produce these compulsory documents which is needed every year.
"We are not satisfied with the response and information they gave. Hence we have taken action to cancel (their registration).
"Some of the resident associations made appeals, while others resorted to establishing new associations because they needed to have associations," she told a press conference during the Empowering Community Security Governance Program at Hotel Mardiyyah today.
Also present were RoS director-general Mohd Nawardi Saad, and its deputy director-general Wan Zainul Azam Khamid @ Abdul Majid.
Nurul Azhar said there are about 2,700 active resident associations in Selangor.
Meanwhile, Nawardi during his speech at the event said today's borderless world community puts non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at risk of being misused in three situations.
The three situations were the misuse of Non Profit Organisation (NPO) platforms for individual interests, money laundering activities and terrorist financing activities.
"The nature of NGOs that are easy to approach and trusted by the public is one of the factors that leads to some NGO platforms to be misused.
"Due to these risks, office bearers in organisations should practice good governance, including in aspects of financial management and implementation of activities so as not to violate the law."
He said at the international level, Malaysia is a member country in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which is responsible for setting standards and promoting the effective implementation of legislative, regulatory and operational measures for the fight against crime, money laundering and financing of terrorist activity.
"Malaysia will also be evaluated for this element where the upcoming evaluation process will start in April 2024.
"All registered organisations should ensure that all activities and governance comply with the law including the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorist Financing and Proceeds from Illegal Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).
"This department and all related government agencies take this matter seriously. If any organisation is involved in criminal activities, appropriate action will be taken."