Nine Parameters for Political Financing Act Being Refined, Azalina Says
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- Malaysia is refining nine policy parameters related to its proposed Political Financing Act.
- The government aims to ensure the mechanism is transparent, practical, firm and fair while preserving legitimate democratic processes.
Nine policy parameters linked to Malaysia’s Political Financing Act are being refined as the government works to shape a mechanism described as transparent, practical, firm and fair.
The process is also intended to avoid restricting legitimate democratic activity. Azalina Othman Said, the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Law and Institutional Reform, said the scope of application and the regulatory body are among the issues receiving attention.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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