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Regulatory Oversight For Charities Needed

Datin Wong Poai Hong, Executive Director, Childline Foundation

07-Nov-23 08:30

Regulatory Oversight For Charities Needed

The government has been urged to establish a Charities Commission in response to growing calls for increased transparency and accountability in managing charity funds. What would be the mandate and composition of the commission? We discuss the proposal with Datin Wong Poai Hong, Executive Director, Childline Foundation.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam


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