Think tank launches tracker on political appointees in GLCs, agencies

The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) has launched a tracker designed to monitor political appointments in federal statutory bodies (FSBs) and government-linked companies (GLCs).

In a virtual webinar today, Ideas chief executive officer Tricia Yeoh noted that the website, called Pantau Kuasa, was the think tank’s first attempt at visualising political appointments across the country’s GLC ecosystem.

“This mapping out is actually crucial data for anyone who's interested in...