Frequently Asked Questions

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Do you know your Constitution?

Those asked also agreed that information on the Federal Constitution is a “touch and go” topic slipped within the pages of history or general studies textbooks in school and that there are no real efforts taken to expose the rakyat at all levels to the Constitution.

Federal–State Relations: Should states be given more power?

CONVERSATIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION Federal–State Relations: Should states be given more power?

The Rakyat Guides: 3 Federal – State Relations

Click here to download The Rakyat Guides: 3 Federal – State Relations , released on 1 March 2010.

Penang moves to restore local gov’t elections

Two days before Pakatan Rakyat celebrates its second anniversary of its takeover of Penang, the state government announced that it has moved to restore local government elections.The local election will involve two municipal councils – the Municipal Council of Penang Island (MPPP) and Municipal Council of Seberang Perai (MPSP).Chief minister Lim Guan Eng (right) said [...]

Basic human rights for the Orang Asli

As the debate rages on concerning rights and entitlements of the different ethnic groups in Malaysia, one group that is often left out of the discussion is the Orang Asli – the “other” Bumiputera group.

The Orang Asli — the indigenous minority of Peninsular Malaysia, comprising of 18 ethnic subgroups — are only 0.5 per cent of the total Malaysian population, yet they have the highest level of poverty, the highest rate of infant mortality and the lowest life expectancy in the country.