PM: Crucial to introduce law on political funding


PUTRAJAYA: A new law on political funding is the top priority among 115 initiatives under the newly launched National Anti-Corruption Plan 2019-2023 (NACP).

Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad conceded that introducing new legislation on political funding would be challenging, but said it had to be done to combat corruption.

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