Year: 2019

Building a Stronger Malaysia

Simon

Malaysia is at a critical juncture. The nation can choose to look forward and prepare a strong foundation for the future, or it can remain mired in the culture of divisive ethnic-based politics and authoritarian rule that has resulted in decades of mismanagement and corruption, stifled the nation’s progress and led to the overall deterioration of the country. All Malaysians need to be united and work together to rebuild the nation. We need to lay down a strong institutional framework that will help minimize the risk of future corruption and…

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Launch of Electoral Reform Roundtable Report

Simon

On 9th May, 2018, Malaysia stunned the region and the world when a broad coalition of opposition parties won office, ushering in Malaysia’s first transfer of power since independence in 1957. Malaysia’s experience shows us that politics cannot stand still in the face of changes brought by economic development, urbanization, and mass education. That experience also shows that it is possible to overcome the politics of identity and offer voters a credible democratic alternative; it also demonstrates that high voter participation can level the electoral playing field to deliver democratic…

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Overseas Voting Process

Simon

Global Bersih has launched a SURVEY that WILL AFFECT ALL OVERSEAS MALAYSIANS It wasn’t too long ago that many of us achieved the impossible by flying our votes home for GE14. Let’s not have another re-run of that. Help Global Bersih design the Overseas Voting Process together by completing this survey at http://bit.ly/GBsurveyOVP CLOSING DATE: 9th February 2019 so please hurry, and help share this wide. Your input will affect the future voting process for all Overseas Malaysians! Global Bersih is now recognised by the Election Commission as an important…

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