Malaysian Politics Explained

In this episode, we interview Ann Teo, the chairperson of ROSE (Rise of Social Efforts) and BERSIH Sarawak. Ann is a lawyer and an advocate for political education and election reform. Listen in as we discuss topics like:

In this episode we look at the movement/constitutional amendment known as UNDI 18 and answer 3 key questions surrounding the topic:

2. Why is it in the news again?

3. What do recent developments mean for those who are between 18 and 21 in the next election?

In this episode of Malaysian Politics Explained, we dive into the contempt judgment against online news-outlet Malaysiakini and answer 3 core questions.

2. Why was Malaysiakini held responsible for comments made by its readers on their platform?

3. What does this judgment mean for the future of Malaysia?

Link to Press Summary of judgment: http://www.kehakiman.gov.my/sites/default/files/2021-02/Press%20Summary%20-%20M%27kini%2019%20Feb%202021%20%28majority%29.pdf

With all the news about the 2021 Budget being full of Parliamentary jargon, we look to dive into the ins and outs of how a bill goes through Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat. We answer a few key questions, namely;

2. What stages must a bill go through in order to be made law?

3. What will the 2021 Budget's passing or not passing mean for Malaysia's future?

This is the second episode in our “Getting Involved” series, where we dive into the different ways, we as regular Malaysians can take part in the political system. Today we’re going to be going a little deeper and talking about how we can further push our ideas even in between election years through engaging in CIVIC ACTIVISM and joining CIVIL SOCIETIES.

 We’ll be going through a few key topics.

1. What is Civic activism? (1:17)

2. Why are Civils Societies and Non-governmental Organizations important in our political system? (3:22)

3. How can you join a civil society? (7:15)

b. Reach out and connect. Get in touch with them by email or call, from experience, most civil societies are keen to expand their footprint and will gladly entertain your calls. Remember they’re just as equally likely to want you involved as you want to be involved. Try and get a sense of what activities they do and what their organisations values are and try to figure out whether you’ll be a good fit

c. If it all checks out, let them know that you wanna be involved and ask to be added to a Whatsapp group or to see their list of scheduled events. Start by volunteering and going to these events.

In this new series, we explore the ways regular Malaysians can get involved in political discouse. In this first episode we talk about registering to vote.

Physical Registration (4:00)

b. Bring your MyKad with you and pass it to the EC officer and fill in the registration form.

c. The EC officer will then check the registration form and make sure all the information filled in matches what’s in your MyKad.

d. Sign off on the completed form.

e. Get you a copy of the filled registration form as proof of application.

f. Congrats! Your name will then appear on the next electoral roll when it is published.

b. Create an account on the website. Make sure you have a picture of your MyKad as well as a selfie showing both your face and your MyKad.

c. After a few days that you will receive e-mail to acitivate your account and a TAC code will be sent to your mobile phone number. 

d. Log in to the EC’s registration portal

e. Fill in the required forms and witness information and verify everything once again with another TAC.

f. Congrats! your name will then appear on the next electoral roll when it is published.

Ever wondered what happens if the PM loses the support of Parliament halfway into his administration? Join us as we learn more about what can lead to the collapse of an administration.

In this exclusive interview with former Works Minister Baru Bian, we engage in a discussion on:

Wondering what all the news about Sabah's state election is about but not interested in scrolling through thousands of news articles? In this episode of Malaysian we explore:

1. Why the election was held and what happened on election night?  (1:18)

2. What can we learn from the election results? (3:44)

3. What do political parties do from here on out? (9:02)

In the second part of this episode, we explore the reasons native rights have become a hot political topic and explore key themes such as: