Najib’s rating dips further in latest survey
Malay Mail Online | KUALA LUMPUR, 27-Feb–2015 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s approval rating as prime minister fell again in the latest Merdeka Center survey, dropping four percentage points to 44 per cent in January. According to the independent pollster, the latest decline in Najib’s support was rooted in Malaysia’s lagging economy, as well as […]
7 out of 10 Malaysian voters still think Malaysia corrupt, survey shows
The Malaysian Insider | 10-Dec–2014 – Public perception towards corruption in Malaysia remains unchanged since 2005 with at least 77% of Malaysian voters this year agreeing that corruption in the country is serious, according to a recent Merdeka Center survey. The survey done jointly with BFM Radio for World Anti-Corruption Day yesterday showed this perception […]
Analysts say Najib can keep calm and carry on despite ratings dip
The Malaysian Insider | 31-Oct–2014 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak has nothing to worry about despite the plunge in approval ratings, analysts say, citing that the percentage is within expectations. They said with the next general election still four years away, the Najib administration was taking the opportunity to bite the bullet and make difficult […]
As Najib’s ratings drop, so does the judiciary’s, pollster finds
The Malaysian Insider | 30-Oct–2014 – Nearly half of Malaysians polled displayed a lack of faith in the country’s judicial system, the Merdeka Center found. The survey was done just before Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s appeal in the Federal Court to overturn his sodomy conviction began. Of the 1,005 respondents polled between October 11 and […]
Najib Approval Rating Drops as Malaysian Costs Increase
Bloomberg Business Week | 30-Oct–2014 – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s approval rating slipped as rising living costs prompted more voters to say the country is headed in the wrong direction. The prime minister’s approval level dropped to 48 percent from 54 percent in August, according to a survey of 1,005 Malaysians conducted by the […]
Almost 60% of M’sians think country not ready for hudud
todayonline.com | KUALA LUMPUR, 17-Jul-2014 — While Malay Malaysians show high support for the hudud — or Islamic penal law — the majority of citizens feel the country is not ready to implement it, a survey by an independent pollster has found. Only 25 per cent of those polled by Merdeka Center for Opinion Research […]
No survey will stop us from enforcing hudud, it’s God’s orders, says PAS
The Malay Mail Online | 17-Jul-2014 – “No matter how many surveys are conducted, hudud is still compulsory for Muslims. “PAS wants to implement hudud not because of any surveys or research, but because it is God’s orders,” Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (pic) told The Malaysian Insider. He was responding to Merdeka Center’s survey […]
Not ready for hudud? Then get prepared, Kelantan deputy MB says
The Malay Mail Online | KUALA LUMPUR, 16-Jul-2014 ― The only way Malaysians will accept hudud is if Kelantan is allowed to implement its long-standing enactment, the state’s deputy mentri besar said, adding that the public would just have to get ready to comply with the divine law if they still felt unprepared. “If you […]
Hudud’s unlikely supporters: Young, well-off and internet-savvy Malays – By Zurairi Ar
The Malay Mail Online | KUALA LUMPUR, 16-Jul-2014 ― The latest survey by independent pollster Merdeka Center has revealed an unlikely truth about the nation’s ethnic Malays: those in their 20s, with access to internet and alternative media, and earning more than RM5,000 a month are likely to support controversial hudud laws being implemented in […]
Minister: Hudud survey not measure of what Malaysians want
The Malay Mail Online | KUALA LUMPUR, 16-Jul-2014 ― A minister shrugged off today Merdeka Center’s hudud survey that showed a majority believing that the country is not ready for the Islamic penal code, saying one poll could not conclusively capture Malaysian sentiment on the matter. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Abdul […]