September 21, 2022

IDEAS welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement on six key anti-corruption reform mechanisms but calls for incorporation of public funding in political financing bill

Kuala Lumpur, 21 September 2022: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes the Prime Minister YAB Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri’s announcement yesterday regarding the government’s […]
January 27, 2022

IDEAS concerned about Malaysia falling five spots in Corruption Perception Index 2021

Kuala Lumpur, 27 January 2022 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) is concerned about Malaysia’s five-spots drop in Transparency International’s most recent Corruption Perception […]
January 23, 2022

JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT – Securities Commission’s Statements On Azam Baki Appear To Contradict Government Rules

Kuala Lumpur, 23 January 2022 –  We, the undersigned civil society organisations, regret the recent statement by Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob on […]
January 21, 2022

Statement of the Seed Community for a Professional Parliament: The Parliamentary Special Select Committee Has The Mandate to Conduct an Inquiry on Azam Baki Issue

We, the undersigned civil society groups, refer to the news report on the statement of the Chairman of the Special Select Committee (PSSC) for Agencies under […]
January 14, 2022

Joint Media Statement – Integrity Recovery: Group Call For Structural Reforms

THURSDAY, 13 JANUARY 2022, KUALA LUMPUR – The recent allegations against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azam Bin Baki have increased […]
January 6, 2022

IDEAS: Statement of MACC ACAB’s Chairman Falls Short, Demonstrates the Need for Proper Due Process

Kuala Lumpur, 05 January 2022 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) is deeply concerned with the statement issued by the MACC Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (ACAB) […]
August 18, 2021

IDEAS conducted 4 online workshops on the importance of transparency in the financing of political parties

July 21, 2021

Ideas: Money politics and the erosion of people’s trust

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
July 16, 2021

Corruption could have already impacted your cost of living. Here’s how.