Lets celebrate Malaysia Day by remembering and refreshing who we are as nationals of Malaysia. IDEAS explores contested ideas of nationhood by bringing influential speakers to discuss.

His Excellency Michalis Rokas, Ambassador & Head of the EU Delegation to Malaysia will be delivering his Opening Remarks.

Event Panelists:


For those who missed the webinar session and would like to watch it, the video recording of the webinar is available below.

September 14, 2021

58 YEARS of MALAYSIA: Narratives of Nationhood

Lets celebrate Malaysia Day by remembering and refreshing who we are as nationals of Malaysia. IDEAS explores contested ideas of nationhood by bringing influential speakers to […]
September 13, 2021

Ketelusan dana politik kunci kepercayaan rakyat

Written by Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad, Senior Fellow at IDEAS
September 6, 2021

Progress Update on RCEP and CPTPP

The economic fallout of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly severe for ASEAN, composed as it is of relatively open economies heavily interlinked with global […]
August 19, 2021

IDEAS AND BAIT AL-AMANAH: New Government Must Table Political Financing Bill Immediately to Avoid Political Corruption

Kuala Lumpur, 19 August 2021 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and Bait Al-Amanah organised a webinar on political financing reform in Malaysia titled […]
August 18, 2021

IDEAS conducted 4 online workshops on the importance of transparency in the financing of political parties

August 13, 2021

Transparency in Democracy: Building Support for Transparency in Political Financing

Co-organized by Bait Al-Amanah and IDEAS Malaysia. 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm (GMT+8) A webinar on political funding, importance of transparency and accountability in both sources […]
July 23, 2021

IDEAS: POLITICAL FINANCING ACT URGENTLY NEEDED TO CLARIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES POLITICAL DONATIONS

Kuala Lumpur, 22 July 2021: Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman today has claimed trial over the charge of misappropriating RM1 million belonging […]
March 30, 2021

Undang-Undang CDF Perlu Bagi Cegah Salah Guna Kuasa dan Memastikan Peruntukan Yang Saksama

BERSIH 2.0 and IDEAS call on the federal government and state governments to stop using the allocation of constituency development fund (CDF) as a political tool to buy political support and abusing it as an unfair advantage of incumbent government
March 30, 2021

CDF Law Needed to Prevent Abuse of Power and Ensure Equitable Allocation

BERSIH 2.0 and IDEAS call on the federal government and state governments to stop using the allocation of constituency development fund (CDF) as a political tool to buy political support and abusing it as an unfair advantage of incumbent government