Bersih wants govt to implement public funding policy

Electoral watchdog Bersih has urged the prime minister, political parties and the Election Commission (EC) to implement a public funding policy for political parties in Malaysia starting with RM133 million in allocation.

In a statement, its steering committee said the implementation of a policy is crucial to increase the transparency of political party funding and level playing ground between ruling and opposition parties.

It noted that more than two-thirds of the countries in the world already have laws...