http://www.merdeka.org/ June 1, 2009 BANGI – A poll among Peninsula Malaysia voters found economic issues and crime at top of voters’ minds as found in the opinion poll conducted by the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research released today. The Peninsular Malaysia Voter Opinion Poll was carried out by Merdeka Center for Opinion Research between… Continue reading Voter concerns on political stability subside, but worries about the economy remain
Category: Social Movements
The Emerging Virtual Civil Society in Malaysia: A First Glance
The article asks: how the Internet contributes and enhances the struggles and development of civil society in Malaysia? It argues that the social conditions of restriction and suppression provoke the use of Internet as a mean of social action. Virtual space is providing new forms of political participation that feel fulfilling, effective and connected. In… Continue reading The Emerging Virtual Civil Society in Malaysia: A First Glance
Public Demonstrations in Malaysia: The Government Bites Back
In fact, for a country without an ideology, the depth to which daily life in Malaysia has been politicised is dumbfounding – until one remembers that the issue of Malay rights, accompanied by a steady process of Islamisation, could not but have over the decades configured all major decision-making processes. It is therefore all the… Continue reading Public Demonstrations in Malaysia: The Government Bites Back