Political Financing

Forum: Reinforcing Transparency in Political Financing

Events Previous Events Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|May 23, 2016 |0

International Conference on Political Integrity 2016 Forum: Reinforcing Transparency in Political Financing Date: 25 May 2016 Time: 9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. Venue: Institut Integriti Malaysia (IIM), Persiaran Tunku Syed Sirajuddin, Jalan Tunku [...]

Media Statement: IDEAS proposes five principles for fair political financing

News Press Statements By admin|May 23, 2016 |0

For immediate release Kuala Lumpur, 23 May 2016 – A paper on political financing released today by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) proposes five key principles to ensure a just system of political finance bas [...]

Policy IDEAS № 29: The Principles of Political Finance Regulations

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|May 20, 2016 |0

Click to download Political parties lie at the heart of every democracy in the 21st century, championing the interests of different voters and contributing to society. Central to their continued growth is political financing and its regulation, w [...]

What About Political Financing?

Opinion Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|March 15, 2016 |0

First published in The Star Online By Wan Saiful Wan Jan , (c) 2016, Star Media Group Berhad (c) 2016 The issue is much broader than just what should be allowed and what should be banned. I WAS appointed to the National Consultative Committee on P [...]

IDEAS’ PRESS STATEMENT: G25’s Political Financing Reforms proposals are a positive contribution to the debate

News Press Statements By admin|December 2, 2015 |0

IDEAS’ PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 December 2015 G25’s Political Financing Reforms proposals are a positive contribution to the debate In response to the news report that G25 has released a set of proposals on political financing [...]

Community leaders, academicians, activist and youth leaders among Paul Low’s team to draft funding rules

News Newspaper By admin|September 5, 2015 |0

Bernama PUTRAJAYA: Eighteen people have been named to the government’s National Consultative Committee on Political Funding, which met yesterday and adopted its terms of reference. Paul Low Seng Kuan, a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, [...]

Announcement- IDEAS Chief Executive, Wan Saiful Wan Jan appointed to the National Consultative Committee on Political Funding (JKNMPP)

News Press Statements By admin|September 2, 2015 |0

IDEAS Chief Executive, Wan Saiful Wan Jan appointed to the National Consultative Committee on Political Funding (JKNMPP) on 28 August 2015. This committee is chaired by YB Senator Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan. The committee consist of 19 individuals f [...]

DAP accepts invite to sit in political financing panel

News Newspaper By admin|August 19, 2015 |0

Free Malaysia Today 18 August 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: DAP has accepted an invitation to participate in the proposed Political Financing Consultative Committee. The invitation was made today by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Paul Low to Ser [...]

Group forming in two weeks

News Newspaper By admin|August 19, 2015 |0

Clip from SIn Chew Daily on the Political Financing Comittee [...]

Funding politics the right way

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|July 14, 2015 |0

by Tricia Yeoh. First published in The Edge 13 July 2015 The recent revelation in the Wall Street Journal alleging that US$700 million was transferred directly into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s personal bank accounts only unv [...]

Strict political funding law or better polls education?

News Newspaper By admin|July 14, 2015 |0

Malaysiakini 14 July 2015 SPECIAL REPORT Is there a need for a more stringent political funding law for Malaysia, or for the better education of the voters so that demands will not be made for handouts during election campaigns? These two question [...]

Push for more transparent political funding

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|June 16, 2015 |1

by Shaza Onn. A version of this article was published in The Edge 15 June 2015 There has been a lot of negative press surrounding politicians lately, we had the recent uproar with a no-show from Dato’ Seri Najib at PWTC and Tun Mahathir̵ [...]