Asset disclosures by politicians are a step in the right direction, but not enough. Donations to political parties should also be publicly declared. Continue reading »
Jan 282012
Jan 132012
Guan Eng has made the following clarifications regarding the asset declarations of the Penang exco. Continue reading »
Mar 192010
Political parties in Malaysia can learn a thing or two from Parti Sosialis Malaysia: the party has made it a point for their two elected reps and three councillors to disclose their assets and income to the public every year.
Declaring their assets at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall - Photo courtesy of PSM
Their asset disclosures are each accompanied by an annual performance report.
You can see the asset disclosures here. Even so, the format could be improved to include disclosures of the assets belonging to immediate family members and comparative figures for the previous year to indicate if there has been any significant increase.