All projects, trips and tasks abroad involving government ministries, companies and agencies must be referred to their respective ministry secretaries-general and department heads and approved by the ministers, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said the decision to require ministerial approval was made because some boards within government companies and agencies appeared to be making decisions in their own interests. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said he had personally cancelled an application involving a ministry and government agency, which had registered 68 staff members to attend a small exhibition in Pari Source: BERNAMA News Agency