Scrutinising Pensions for MPs

Aidila Razak, Special Reports Editor, Malaysiakini | Ooi Choon Nam, Project Coordinator, Malaysiakini

19-Jun-24 18:00

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Do you know how much your MPs receive in their monthly pensions? A new special report from Malaysiakini sheds light on the substantial sums MPs earn and how their pension schemes differ from those of regular civil servants. We speak with Aidila Razak and Ooi Choon Nam from Kini News Lab about the process behind analyzing the data and developing the story.

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Produced by: Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kam Raslan

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Categories: economy, government, politics

Tags: pensions, mp, malaysiakini, salary, politics, government,

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