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Answering to the people

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance Public Services Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|June 8, 2016 |0

First published in The Star By Wan Saiful Wan Jan, (c) 2016, The Star (c) 2016 A recent roundtable discussion brought up a thought-provoking suggestion about decentralising the police force. Last Saturday, we at Ideas launched a campaign called #N [...]

PAC Findings May Give Najib’s Critics More Ammo

Governance News Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|April 9, 2016 |0

First published in The Straits Times By Shannon Teoh, (c) 2016, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. (c) 2016 Prime Minister Najib Razak remains safe from any criminal probe, and secure in office, after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) blamed the [...]

Policy IDEAS No 27: How Can Malaysia’s Budget Documents Be Improved?

Governance Policy Ideas Publications By admin|April 8, 2016 |0

Click to download Based on the Open Budget Index, the International Budget Partnership lists three recommendations to improve the quality of the budget documents. They are: 1. Producing the currently unavailable budget documents (i.e. Citizen’s B [...]

IDEAS: Rafizi’s Arrest A Regressive Move By Authorities

Governance News Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|April 7, 2016 |0

First published in Free Malaysia Today By FMT Reporters , (c) 2016, MToday News Sdn. Bhd (c) 2016 PETALING JAYA: The recent arrest of Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli at the Parliament gates under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) is a regressive move by the a [...]

Making Sens – Let’s Emulate Canada

Governance News Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|March 23, 2016 |0

First published by Tan Siok Choo, The Sun Daily on 23 March 2016 ONE man, one vote – that is the bedrock of a democracy. Large donations to political parties and individuals subvert this principle because the recipient will likely place greater va [...]

We should head towards transparency

Governance Opinion Public Services Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|February 22, 2016 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan, first published in The Star on 22 February 2016. The Attorney-General aims to ensure government efficiency by protecting information that has not been fully decided upon, but regaining public trust must be his top priority. [...]

Why an independent MACC matters

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 7, 2016 |0

By Tricia Yeoh, Chief Operating Officer at IDEAS. First published in The Sun 7 January 2016 Over the last few months, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been one of the few government bodies undergoing tremendous pressure. Most re [...]

Government failure causes bauxite vigilantism

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 5, 2016 |0

by Hafiz Noor Shams. First published in The Malay Mail Online 5 January 2016 Powder kegs that are too close to the fire. That is the situation in Kuantan right now. Local residents frustrated by the rampant bauxite pollution are beginning to take [...]

Voting for whose interests?

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|December 11, 2015 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 11 December 2015 Since last week three representative chambers have made noteworthy votes. The first was on 3 December, when the British House of Commons approved by 397 to 223 votes [...]

Knowing when to resign

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|October 15, 2015 |0

by Tricia Yeoh. A version was published in The Sun Daily as “Public duty and private interest” 15 October 2015 A MONTH ago, Otto Perez Molina resigned as president of Guatemala following an investigation that he and his aides received [...]

Clarion call for action

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|October 9, 2015 |0

by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz. First published in The Malay Mail 9 October 2015 The Rulers rarely make public collective statements. There was one in October 2008 which condemned those who disputed provisions in the Federal Constitution based on a [...]

Minorities in an age of distrust

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|October 1, 2015 |0

by Tricia Yeoh. First published in The Sun Online 1 Oct 2015 OVER the last week I spent in Paris under invitation of the French Foreign Ministry, almost every academic and official I met raised the refugee crisis and migration as the chief challen [...]