November 15, 2023

IDEAS: Constituency Development Funds (CDF) allocations must be institutionalised to ensure fairness and promote stability

Kuala Lumpur, 15 November 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) urges the government to codify the allocation of constituency development funds (CDF) to […]
November 9, 2023

APPGM on Political Financing releases its updated Political Financing Bill to the public

Kuala Lumpur, 9 November 2023: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Political Financing (APPGM) has completed its final round of discussions and consultations on the Political Financing […]
September 21, 2023

Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance’s (JKKTN) institutional reform commitments are an important step forward for Malaysia’s overall democratic maturity

Kuala Lumpur, 20 September 2023: The slew of institutional reforms announced by the Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance (JKKTN) on 14 September 2023 present a […]
September 20, 2023

Will Anwar’s political dilemma in Malaysia stall reforms?

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

Cabinet’s decision to refer Political Financing Bill to PSSC positive, APPGM urges clear timeline to be made public

Kuala Lumpur, 19 September 2023: The reply by the Minister of Law and Institutional Reforms Dato’ Seri Azalina Othman Said yesterday to a question regarding the Cabinet’s […]
September 13, 2023

IDEAS: Concrete steps towards AG’s office separation welcomed, clear timeline and indicators must be made public

Kuala Lumpur, 13 September 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) lauds the progress that has been made by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law […]
September 5, 2023

IDEAS: Zahid’s DNAA proves AG’s independence critical, urgent commitment from government needed

Kuala Lumpur, 5 September 2023: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) expresses concern over the circumstances surrounding the granting of a Discharge Not Amounting to […]
August 23, 2023

Is the Election Offences Act(EOA) 1954 adequate to control excessive spending during campaigns?

August 23, 2023

How much can election candidates spend on their campaigns?