Political funding bill drafted at central, state levels for more transparency

The gist of the Political Funding Bill needs to be drafted at the central and state levels so that the channelling of funds for the general and state elections will be more transparent, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

Wan Junaidi (above) said the National Centre for Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption (GIACC) had been instructed to include the existence of an administration that regulates political donations in every state as one of the scope and policy parameters outlined in the bill.

“The GIACC has drafted, but when presented at the cabinet level, they said the states must also...