UKSB ledger names underscore need for political financing laws – academic

The recent revelations in an ongoing court case involving Ultra Kirana Sdn Bhd’s (UKSB) secret ledger have underscored the need for a political financing law,  political economist Edmund Terence Gomez said.

He said there have been many corruption cases, of late, involving politicians who were exonerated of the charges after saying the money received was a case of political donation...