Malaysian Politics Explained

In this episode we look at the movement/constitutional amendment known as UNDI 18 and answer 3 key questions surrounding the topic:

1. What is UNDI 18?

2. Why is it in the news again?

In this episode of Malaysian Politics Explained, we dive into the contempt judgment against online news-outlet Malaysiakini and answer 3 core questions.

1. What does Contempt of Court mean?

2. Why was Malaysiakini held responsible for comments made by its readers on their platform?

3. What does this judgment mean for the future of Malaysia?

With all the news about the 2021 Budget being full of Parliamentary jargon, we look to dive into the ins and outs of how a bill goes through Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat. We answer a few key questions, namely;

1. What is a parliamentary bill?

2. What stages must a bill go through in order to be made law?

This is the second episode in our “Getting Involved” series, where we dive into the different ways, we as regular Malaysians can take part in the political system. Today we’re going to be going a little deeper and talking about how we can further push our ideas even in between election years through engaging in CIVIC ACTIVISM and joining CIVIL SOCIETIES.

 We’ll be going through a few key topics.

1. What is Civic activism? (1:17)

2. Why are Civils Societies and Non-governmental Organizations important in our political system? (3:22)

3. How can you join a civil society? (7:15)


3 Steps to Join A Civil Society:

a. Find something you’re passionate about and look for an organisation centered around that field. There are so many different civil societies which focus on different areas from environmental activism, gender equality, humanitarian work, political accountability, education, mental health and many more. Ask yourself, what do you think is a major issue in Malaysia that you want to get involved in solving

b. Reach out and connect. Get in touch with them by email or call, from experience, most civil societies are keen to expand their footprint and will gladly entertain your calls. Remember they’re just as equally likely to want you involved as you want to be involved. Try and get a sense of what activities they do and what their organisations values are and try to figure out whether you’ll be a good fit

In this new series, we explore the ways regular Malaysians can get involved in political discouse. In this first episode we talk about registering to vote.

Skip to the start (2:14)

Physical Registration (4:00)

a. Go to a registration centre which include any Post Office in Malaysia.

b. Bring your MyKad with you and pass it to the EC officer and fill in the registration form.

c. The EC officer will then check the registration form and make sure all the information filled in matches what’s in your MyKad.

d. Sign off on the completed form.

e. Get you a copy of the filled registration form as proof of application.

f. Congrats! Your name will then appear on the next electoral roll when it is published.

Online Registration (5:00)

a. Done on the EC’s website registration portal, its called MySPR daftar  (https://mysprdaftar.spr.gov.my/)

b. Create an account on the website. Make sure you have a picture of your MyKad as well as a selfie showing both your face and your MyKad.

c. After a few days that you will receive e-mail to acitivate your account and a TAC code will be sent to your mobile phone number. 

d. Log in to the EC’s registration portal

e. Fill in the required forms and witness information and verify everything once again with another TAC.

Wondering what all the news about Sabah's state election is about but not interested in scrolling through thousands of news articles? In this episode of Malaysian we explore:

1. Why the election was held and what happened on election night?  (1:18)

2. What can we learn from the election results? (3:44)

Sabah's state election is happening on the 26th of September and Shafie Apdal haas being hugely popular in his efforts to recognise native title across the state. In this first half of a two part-episode on Native Rights, we explore key themes such as:

1. What makes a person a native? (2:10)

With the Sabah State Elections on the horizon, Malaysian news media is awash with words like "katak" and "backdoor government." But what do these words really mean? On this episode of Malaysian Politics Explained, we're going to be diving into a non-partisan examination of Anti-Party Hopping legislation and the arguments for and against them.

What is Party Hopping and  what are Anti-Hopping Laws? - 1:30

The arguments for Anti-Hopping Laws - 3.20