Democracy is essentially local

By Tricia Yeoh

May 2010 STATES OF REFORM
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Local government elections were abolished by the Malaysian federal government in 1976 despite suggestions to the contrary by the body set up to study them. Thirty four years later, the State governments of Penang and Selangor are asking for federal support to reintroduce them. If local councillors were elected instead of appointed, a mature electorate would be able to hold them accountable.Both the state governments of Penang and Selangor announced in March this year that they had written separate letters...

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Tricia Yeoh

has previously worked with the Selangor state government and is now attached to a market research consultancy.


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