Tackling Fishy Financing

Wan Saiful Wan Jan | Terence Gomez | Cynthia Gabriel

19-Jul-16 08:35

Datuk Paul Low, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, responsible for promoting Governance, Integrity and Human Rights, has pledged that a Political Donations Act will be tabled to the Cabinet by next month. The Act will include laws to bar foreign influence on the domestic political system, and create transparency and accountability. We explore the Act's policy proposals, and their implications on Malaysian politics.

This is a report by Wang Junmey.

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Tags: Wan Saiful Wan Jan, JKNMPP, 1MDB, National Consultative Committee on Political Funding, Najib Razak, Political Funding, Political Financing, Cynthia Gabriel, Terence Gomez, Political Donations Act

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