Kuala Lampur, July 23 -- Ombudsman Malaysia would soon be established, Deputy Law and Institutional Reform Minister M. Kulasegaran told the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

Lest the deputy minister forgets, it's been almost seven years since Ombudsman Malaysia was mooted in September 2018 by second-time prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad who led a Cabinet drawn from four parties-Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).

Kulasegaran was then the minister of human resources.

He should recall that Dr Mahathir then said that the Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) would be known and function as Ombudsman Malaysia. For such a purpose, an Ombudsman Act would b...