Wooing the Indian Malaysian vote – By Deborah Loh

nutgraph.com | 03-July-2009: ON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging Indian Malaysian votes away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) three months later in the March 2008 general election. On 2 July 2009, Malaysiakini reported that […]

Detachment despite more political savvy – By Lam Jian Wyn

The Edge | KUALA LUMPUR, 01-July-2009: A survey carried out by public opinion pollster Merdeka Center found that Malaysian youths have become less confident that their vote can influence the government. The National Youth Survey 2008, which polled 2,518 Malaysians aged 20 to 35 years old, found that while a higher percentage of youth — […]

PM’s post: Gender, race, religion don’t matter to youths

Malaysiakini | 01-July-2009: Race or religion shouldn’t be a criteria and if the candidate was a she, they really wouldn’t mind. This is the opinion of Malaysian youths when asked on the specifics of who should occupy the prime minister’s seat. The Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research’s latest poll released today revealed that more than […]

Malaysian youths remain politically disconnected: Poll

New Sabah times | KOTA KINABALU, 01-July-2009: Malaysian youths in general appear to be well informed on current issues but they remain politically disconnected as found in a nationwide opinion poll released yesterday. The poll found out that much as our youths felt that government decisions have a lot of impact in their daily lives, […]

Graft fight is top concern of young – By Julia Chan

New Straits Times Online | KOTA KINABALU, 01-July-2009: Malaysian youth today are less interested in inter-racial issues and would like to see politicians deal with other issues like managing the economy, fighting corruption and listening more to the people. They are also more likely to support a multiracial party that represents the interests of all […]

ACB Cops To Target Brunei Biz Crooks

Bru Direct – Brunei | 04-June-2009 Pg Kasmirhan Pg Hj Tahir. – P. MARILYN Major Shift Seen Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei’s anti-corruption cops are to put the screws on crooked businessmen instead of civil servants who are comparatively clean. Findings showed that the business and the private sector in Brunei are perceived to be […]

Dr M confident economy can move to high income

The Star online | PUTRAJAYA, 03-June-2009 : Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is confident the National Economic Advisory Council can help the Government turn Malaysia’s economy from middle to high income. The former prime minister, who described the setting up of the council as a “wonderful idea,” said the aim to have a new economic model would […]

Najib yet to win back public – By Carolyn Hong, Malaysia Bureau Chief

Strait Times – Singapore | 02-June-2009 – But Malaysian PM’s efforts to remake govt seen to be gaining the backing of Indians The chaos overshadowed Mr Najib’s efforts to tackle longstanding grievances such as the pro-Malay economic policies and disputes over religious conversion. — PHOTO: AP KUALA LUMPUR – PREMIER Najib Razak’s efforts to win […]