KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): The directive for all ministers, deputy ministers and political appointees to declare their assets to the prime minister and subsequently to all agencies that combat corruption is currently being worked on, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"Yes, it is being done," the prime minister told the press after the third meeting of the Cabinet Select Committee on Anti-Corruption. 

"Of course we have to prepare forms, and all that, so that the members of parliament [of the ruling coalition] and the ministers will know exactly what they have to declare," he added.

When asked whether the measure will include ways to address the issue of proxies holding the assets, Dr Mahathir said proxies "will be included" in the asset declaration, but did not elaborate.

The asset declaration directive, which was agreed to by the cabinet at a previous meeting on anti-corruption matters, is only compulsory for cabinet members and MPs of the ruling coalition.

The government is also seeking to include asset declaration of the family members of the affected group, but is still working out how much information would be made public.