February 16, 2024

Ringgit and democracy: How tax incentives encourage political donations

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
September 20, 2023

Will Anwar’s political dilemma in Malaysia stall reforms?

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
May 19, 2023

IDEAS expresses concern over the reappointment of MACC Chief Commissioner, strongly urges Government to fully utilise PSCs for better check and balance

Kuala Lumpur, 19 May 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) expresses concerns over the reappointment of Tan Sri Azam Baki as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption […]
April 7, 2023

IDEAS: Better transparency measures can empower new PSSCs to advance Parliamentary oversight

Kuala Lumpur, 7 April 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes the announcement of 90 members of the 10 Parliamentary Special Select Committees (PSSCs) […]
March 22, 2023

IDEAS: Proper guidelines needed when appointing individuals to GLCs and other public bodies

Kuala Lumpur, 22 March 2023: The recent slew of appointments to GLCs have once again invited criticism from different parties. These appointments, deemed “political appointments,” should […]
March 9, 2023

Groups applaud minister’s plan to expedite selected legal reforms and form PSSC for Political Funding Bill

Kuala Lumpur, 9 March 2023 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and the undersigned organisations applaud the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law […]
February 7, 2023

Government needs to expedite Political Financing Reforms amidst MACC’s investigations and deteriorating CPI score

Kuala Lumpur, 3 February 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and the endorsing undersigned organisations commend the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for making progress […]
February 7, 2023

Kerajaan perlu segerakan Pembaharuan Pendanaan Politik ketika siasatan SPRM dan pemarkahan CPI yang merosot

Kuala Lumpur, 3 Februari 2023: Institut Demokrasi dan Hal Ehwal Ekonomi (IDEAS) dan organisasi yang menandatangani kenyataan ini memuji Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) kerana membuat kemajuan […]
February 1, 2023

IDEAS expresses concern over Prime Minister’s appointment of Nurul Izzah as senior advisor on economics and finance

KUALA LUMPUR, 1 FEBRUARY 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) expresses concern over the Prime Minister’s recent appointment of Nurul Izzah as senior advisor […]