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The Impact of Undi18 and AVR on Constituency Sizes
The Impact of Undi18 and AVR on Constituency SizesBy Thomas Fann With the implementation of Undi18 and Automatic Voters Registration (AVR) as of 16 January 2022, an additional 5.8 million voters will be added to the current 15.3 million eligible voters, bringing the total to 21.1 million on our electoral roll. Compared to GE14’s 14.9 […]
The Impact of Undi18 and AVR on Politics in Malaysia
January 20, 2022
So, Undi18 and Automatic Voters Registration (AVR) are finally implemented. Two and a half years after the historic constitutional amendments to lower the voting age in Malaysia from 21 to 18, after some delays, backpedalling on the timeline to implement and a court order to implement it by the end of 2021, it is a […]
US Democracy Under Assault: Lessons for Malaysia by Thomas Fann
January 10, 2021
What happened at the US Capitol on 6th January 2021 shook the world not by the magnitude of its violence but by the symbolism it represents. The United States of America has long been regarded as the bastion of modern democracy and a role model for all nascent democracies and the aspiration of people worldwide […]
Time to Empower Voters To Recall Political Frogs
March 14, 2020
As the political drama unfolded on 23rd February 2020 with the “Sheraton Move” that saw the eventual collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government that was elected less than two years ago at the 14th General Election (GE14), Malaysians could only watch in horror, dismay and haplessness as the mandate given to PH was subverted […]
Towards A New Malaysia 
January 27, 2022
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