Archive for May, 2007
Young Voters Campaign 2007
Why we want to run this campaign?
Based on statistics compiled by the Election Commission (EC), some 70 per cent of the 4.9 million Malaysians yet to register as voters are aged between 21 and 35 years. Further, as of December 2006, some 15.2 million Malaysians had attained the age of 21 but only 10.3 million [...]
Y4C Statement: Set up Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Press Statement – 16 May 2007 -
Letter to Editor
Set Up Truth and Reconciliation Commission!
Y4C regrets that the Internal Security Ministry confiscated ‘May 13: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969′.
It is the responsibility of the government to allow searches for the truth of historical events rather than cracking down on the voices of the [...]
Forum in Penang : Review of Machap & Ijok By-election
The 2 by-elections in Macap and Ijok showed worrying trends eg campaigning violence, which means that the electoral process meant to benefit the citizens cannot be left in the hands of politicians alone.
The citizens watch groups need to play an increasingly more important role to ensure that elections are organized on a free and fair [...]
