Malaysia

While Malaysia has achieved admirable economic success under its dominant coalition government, this has come at the expense of human rights and the free press. Now, the opposition is offering greater transparency.

The most important issue that the new government must address depends on who forms government and by what margin.

Malaysia must go back to the dreams and aspiration of the Father of Malaysia.

Malaysia has been and will always be a multiracial country, and nothing will change that fact.

The most pertinent issues in Malaysia are the issues of corruption and inefficiency in the administrative system.

I’m afraid that BN won’t change much, and PR may change too much for the taste of BN followers and cronies.

The most important issue that the new government must address is rebuilding public trust in the government.

I hope for a united government that walks the talk and puts its people first.

I hope that we can move towards being a normal democracy where one party or coalition can be thrown out of power by the electorate if it does not perform adequately.

The new government must ensure a parliament that is more consultative and bi-partisan, honouring the “real manifesto” that is coming from the ballot box.

There is much room for improvement in Malaysia's electoral system.

ASEAN’s ability to resolve disputes in the region has increasingly been questioned – ever more so, its claim to ‘centrality’.

The most important issue for the new government to address is how to transition Malaysia from a soft authoritarian state to a liberal democracy,

Our middle class mentality is not helping our country. Everyone is a stakeholder and must act as such.

National unity. The prolonged campaign for GE13 has created an ugly environment and this must be mended immediately.

I think either coalition will need to make a concerted effort to restore popular trust in government.

To see my country turn into a developed nation with equal opportunities for all Malaysians especially in education, civil service job opportunities, business and industrial sectors.

These economic reforms will require the government to confront entrenched special interests as well as the broader social and political status quo.

That reason will prevail and emotionalism (sectarianism, racism, intolerance) will be removed from politics, and from ALL parties.

My hope is for the country to be governed by trustworthy, principled and hard working leaders.

The future security of Sabah depends on how the governments of Malaysia and the Philippines deal with the aftermath of the Sabah incursion.

A new dawn in ecological politics in Malaysia as green activism makes a comeback and gains significant ground.

Amarjit Kaur asks why are so many Malaysians of Indian heritage still so poor?

In the first of this series Amarjit Kaur looks at the history of Indian migrants in Malaysia.