Malaysia targets bankruptcy discharges in under 36 days next year

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — The government aims to further shorten the processing time for bankruptcy discharges to less than 36 days next year to accelerate the financial recovery of individuals eligible for a second chance.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the initiative under the Fast Track Discharge Programme would be implemented through the Malaysian Insolvency Department (MdI).

She said the move was a continuation of the existing fast-track discharge programme, which enables eligible applications to be processed within 36 days, subject to conditions being met and no objections being raised.

Azalina said the government had also strengthened its recovery efforts through the Second Chance Policy, which recorded 253,457 bankruptcy discharges from 2023 to September 2026.

“These efforts will continue through the 2026 Fast Track Discharge Programme, which prioritises certain groups, including single mothers or fathers, micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) borrowers, fraud victims and purchasers of homes in abandoned housing projects.

“These measures will be supported by improvements to work processes, the expansion of digital services and stronger financial recovery mechanisms to help more eligible individuals obtain a second chance,” she said when winding up the debate on the Supply Bill 2027 (Budget 2027) at the policy stage for her ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Azalina said the digitalisation of MdI services also enabled bankruptcy discharge applications to be submitted online through the e-Insolvensi portal.

Meanwhile, responding to a question from Datuk Mohd Isam Mohd Isa (BN-Tampin) on whether it was appropriate for a Member of Parliament to ask the Prime Minister to direct the Attorney-General to take action against certain individuals, Azalina said the proposed separation of the roles of Public Prosecutor and Attorney-General was among the measures to prevent perceptions of interference in prosecution proceedings.

She said the appointment mechanism for the Public Prosecutor, which had been debated in Parliament, would make the process more transparent while strengthening checks and balances on executive power.

“What we do not want is the perception that there is a ‘hidden hand’ behind any particular action,” she said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10 月 26 日讯——政府计划明年将破产解除的审批时间进一步缩短至 36 天以内，以加快符合条件获得第二次机会的个人的财务复苏。

首相署（法律及体制改革）部长拿督斯里阿扎丽娜·奥斯曼·赛义德表示，快速解除债务计划下的这项举措将通过马来西亚破产局（MdI）实施。

她表示，此举是现有快速出院计划的延续，该计划允许符合条件的申请在 36 天内得到处理，前提是满足条件且没有提出异议。

阿扎利娜表示，政府还通过“第二次机会政策”加强了复苏工作，该政策在 2023 年至 2026 年 9 月期间记录了 253,457 起破产解除。

“这些努力将通过 2026 年快速还款计划继续进行，该计划优先考虑某些群体，包括单身母亲或父亲、微型、小型和中型企业 (MSME) 借款人、欺诈受害者和废弃住房项目的房屋购买者。

“这些措施将得到工作流程改进、数字服务扩展和更强有力的金融复苏机制的支持，以帮助更多符合条件的人获得第二次机会，”她在今天国会下议院就其部门的政策阶段对2027年供应法案（2027年预算案）进行辩论总结时表示。

阿扎利娜表示，MdI 服务的数字化也使得破产解除申请可以通过 e-Insolvensi 门户网站在线提交。

与此同时，针对拿督莫哈末·伊萨姆·莫哈末·伊萨（国阵-淡边）提出的国会议员是否有权要求首相指示总检察长对某些个人采取行动的问题，阿扎丽娜表示，拟议的公共检察官和总检察长角色分离是防止人们认为检控程序受到干预的措施之一。

她表示，议会已经讨论过的检察官任命机制将使这一过程更加透明，同时加强对行政权力的制衡。

她表示：“我们不希望人们认为任何特定行动背后都有‘幕后黑手’。”——马新社

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