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New Politics for a New Malaysia

The Party of The New Malaysia

Come, build a New Malaysia

The New Malaysia for all Malaysians

By Malaysians for the New Malaysia

Merdeka 2.0

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The big problems no one wants to talk about.

1. This is the biggest and hardest truth. The party is unelectable, especially unelectable with a large majority, if Anwar is to be Prime Minister. Simply, he is not trusted across many sectors of society. He is not trusted on policy, he is not trusted on his promises and he is not trusted as a representative.

For many Malays and non-Malays, he is not trusted because he is seen as leaning too far towards PAS and its radical, fundamentalist agenda.

Further, his wife who, rightly or wrongly, was thought to be his proxy while he was in prison is a liability. If he's not going to be PM and if she is, she will again be seen as his proxy and, votes will be lost.

If the party is to stand any chance of gaining the necessary majority, Anwar must be pulled back and it should be announced that he will not be a PM. His wife should be a minister. Ironically, because he is well known, he is an asset leading the Party into the elections so long as it is understood that he will step back once the election is won. Rafizi Ramli will be the more optimal candidate to be a PM.

It should be announced that, if Anwar is elected, a special post of Minister Emeritus (or similar name), at a salary less than that of a Deputy Prime Minister and which will not be a cabinet post. He will receive the same allowances as other non-cabinet ministers. He will be available for consultation by all ministers but decisions must be made in Cabinet. He will not make or declare policy and it must be clear that he does not go outside the approved policy statements (a restriction that will apply to all candidates and, after election, MPs).

Selling point: If the Party is to be trusted, it must demonstrate that and it must not carry the mistrust that Anwar, and through him his wife, bear. We must promote and vote for Rafizi Ramli

This should be sold that a government for a New Malaysia should be a government of The New Malaysia. It should take counsel from senior members and from relevant non-government experts but it should be a young government, one which, if the electorate is willing and, can serve successive terms to complete the mission.

2. To this end, the Party will not have a "Youth Wing." There are no youths in politics. There are voters and future voters. There is no benefit in segregation on any basis at all, be it race, religion, gender or age. Selling point: if you are old enough to vote, you are old enough to understand the aims and policies of government. The party wants young people to develop with it, even before the age at which they can vote, to create a successful meritocracy in which the same opportunities are available to all. We will all succeed together, working together, without fear or favour.

3. There will be a dramatic reduction in the number of ministers. Each ministry will have one minister. Each department will have one deputy minister. The number of ministries and and departments will not be increased and a review will be undertaken to decide to decide where it should be reduced.

Selling point: this will result in a significant reduction in the cost of government and an increase in efficiency. Ministerial posts will not be granted, as they have been by both Sabri and Myahuddin, to try to secure loyalty. If loyalty is in question, the Party will call, without hesitation, a by-election in the seat of a party-hopper and let the electorate decide. After all,  in most cases, they vote for a party, not for an MP.

4. Government Linked Companies will have chairmen, boards (exec and non-exec) and C-suite officers appointed for specific expertise in a business of that type. Such appointment will not be for political purposes and will be entirely separate from party affiliations. Selection shall be by open competition and open to non-Malaysians who can contribute to the success of the Nation.

5. Prime Ministers are servants of the people. They are not Presidents or rulers. The practice of displaying portraits of the Prime Minister in government buildings such as post office and convention centres will cease. The only portraits that will be displayed will be the Agong (with or without his wife). State government buildings may display a portrait of that state's Sultan.

6. Ministers, MPs and other officials will not announce policy unless and until

a) the policy has been approved in Cabinet
b) any and all required legislation has been passed by Parliament.

Any announcement of proposed policy must be made only
a) at the daily Ministry Press Conference
b) after the proposed policy has been approved by Cabinet and
c) after draft legislation has been published.

7. All draft legislation will be made available in Malay, Chinese, Indian and UK English on Parliament's website the day it is laid before Parliament. All regulation and all judgements of courts above courts of first instance will follow the same practice. In cases of inconsistency, the English version will prevail.

Selling point: the choice of English as language of law is pragmatic. Malay is a fine language for many purposes but it was never the language of complex science or complex law, for example. Today, almost all law is complex and contains nuances that are outside the scope of Malay. The choice of UK English is also pragmatic: there are considerable differences between the various forms of English in use around the world. It is important that one is chosen and, because much of our law is already in UK English, our lawyers, judges, legal draftsmen and others within the legal system are already familiar with it and its interpretation. This will allow us to have a system of law which is recognised and respected around the world and which encourages inward investment. Put simply, companies go where they can read, understand and apply the law. The use of UK English will prove an advantage against our neighbours such as Hong Kong where the use of English has declined dramatically. There are those who will attach this policy: They will lie and say it's sneaky return to British influence. They lie because the laws will be our laws, drafted in Malaysia, by Malaysians, for the New Malaysia. The language is simply the way the laws are expressed, to ensure clarity and consistency. The Judges will be our judges, applying the law by Malaysians, for the New Malaysia. Regulations will be our regulations, enforced by our Malaysian regulators for the New Malaysia.

Selling point 2: the people are fed up with changes in policy without warning or the announcement of changes in policy that never materialise.  This is is compounded by the tendency of ministers and others to make announcement off the cuff. This causes distress, stress and uncertainty and undermines confidence in the government's ability to create plans and to execute those plans in the best interest of the people.

The confidence of the people can be restored by ensuring that there is a simple, coherent message. Ministers and others must learn that it's fine to tell a journalist "I'll look into that." There is absolutely no need to give a definite to anything and everything.

But it is also important that when saying "I'll look into that" the speaker means it and does so. Then at his next press conference, he must say "when I was last here, was asked about.... and I said I would look into it. The answer is...."And here it's OK to say "It's a complicated area. I have asked for it to be properly researched and a report made to me in [a month, three months, etc.] and I will inform you of its status at that time."

Never make a statement you can't back up or a promise you can't keep. If you don't know something, for sure, say nothing.

8. The government will favour the centre and the center will be almost everyone. It will be a government for all the people all the time but those who, through any form of extremism, try to undermine the common good from a perspective of unity, prosperity and fully integration of all will not be tolerated. It will be a government that goes beyond tolerance and demands acceptance. We will not be a government that champions diversity, we will be a government that says diversity is not relevant because everyone is welcome to share in and contribute to the culture, social well-being and economy of the country. This government will not be bound by narrow interpretations of culture. This government will welcome cultural events including concerts, theatre and other performances with minimal restrictions.

Selling point: in the ten years or so since Singapore released many of its restrictions on culture and entertainment, it has seen a massive growth in high value jobs in commerce and finance and has developed an enviable tourism market. Central to that has been its willingness to be open to so-called Western entertainment. Has it suffered suffered a decline in moral standards as some in Malaysia claim is inevitable? There is absolutely no evidence of that. The irony is that Malaysia was, until the 1990s, the country that had the most tourism and the most economic growth but a gradual ratcheting up of restrictions has resulted in relatively low value tourism. We will remove almost all restrictions on concerts, theatre and cultural events and welcome touring bands and companies back to their traditional home on the Malay peninsula.

We will not permit narrow minded interests to undermine the economic and social benefits that our policy will bring.

10. The government will address, quickly, the question of citizenship for the families of the orang asli and the Bajau Laut and, subject to evidence of residence exceeding seven years (such evidence to be on the balance of probabilities) full citizenship shall be granted without delay. All children who have been or are born within Malaysia to these communities shall immediately be granted citizenship without further inquiry.

11. The government will, within 21 days, introduce to Parliament to grant citizenship to the issue of all Malaysians whether born within Malaysia or overseas and a statement that the child does not hold any other citizenship will be required.

Selling point: Malaysia has long failed to recognise the human rights of the original settlers and those former nomads who have settled for generations. This is a blot on the country's history and it is something that successive governments have failed to deal with. That stops now: Malaysia should be proud of its history which has been proved to be thousands of years older than generally thought. The recognition of those peoples who have been denied the rights of citizens is a first step towards recognising the history of our great country.

12. Make an announcement one month before the election saying who will be in the Cabinet, assuming they are elected. Make sure that there is a mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and others depending on their expertise. Demonstrate, in advance, a commitment to national unity and to effective planning and decision making.

Selling Point: Historically, governments have always said "vote for the party and leave us to fight amongst ourselves to decide who will get which jobs." Malaysia has always had a coalition government and post-election horse-trading has never produced a balanced government.

This party wants to operate not as a part of a coalition but as Malaysia's first truly unified government. Instead of being made up of special interest parties, it is one party that represent all. This policy will prove that from the outset.

13. A small majority is not enough. Some say that the party is targeting 112 seats. PAS has said it is targeting 40 because it is sure that no one party or coalition will get a majority and with 40 seats it will hold the balance of power. Another way of looking at that is PAS will be able to continue to hold the country to ransom as it has since "lent" it's votes to Sabri.

This party must aim for at least a 2/3 majority and that means it must target EVERY seat with no exceptions. Some will be hopeless but that's OK. Simply by being there, not trading off seats between parties, the Party will establish a significant point of difference, the effect of which will be felt in marginal constituencies and those which feel disenfranchised because the big parties have decided, between themselves, who will take the seat. It is a massive political statement as to the Party's faith in Malaysians to determine their own future.

The party will lose quite a few but more importantly, it will mark the presence of the Party in those districts and - vitally - it will split the votes for other parties. It will flush out the die-hards who will always vote one way or another and the Party will gain floating votes and those that are voting for integrity, for nationhood and for a fair and just society for all.

14. Integrity is paramount. Make it clear that the Party will not buy votes. It is not going around the country to buy votes. It is not going around the country making promises for new bridges, roads etc, or handling money to electors, to cheat them into voting for it. It is not going to promise payments to individual groups which at least one party is already doing. That is the tactics of Old Malaysian Politics. It is an indicator of corrupt mindset. The party represents integrity, honesty and will repay the trust of the people by trusting the people, by reforming laws to simplify many aspects of life and to clarify existing laws to ensure that they can and are properly enforced.

15. Within six months, we will introduce the Child Marriage Act which will fix an absolute minimum age of marriage to be 16 years old with parental consent and 18 without parental consent. The law will apply to all persons in Malaysia regardless of the citizenship or immigration status. In addition, there will be a review of the sexual offences portion of the Penal Code relating to age, sexual practices and consent.

Selling point: There is no reason for the continuation of permission for paedophilia. Parents should not be allowed to sell their children for sex, or to forgive rape in return for a payment or any other reason. The abuse of children is not consistent with Malay, Chinese, Indian or any other race and laws must be brought up to date to enable the prosecution of those who commit sexual offences against children. The only people who can possibly argue against this policy are the dirty old men who want to commit these heinous acts.

These are all big ticket items, that show the electorate that the Party is different, that is breaking with the politics that have gone before, that it's time for a New Malaysia, the Malaysia that was promised in 1957 and that has been hijacked by politicians who put themselves and their friends first and Malaysia second, by pressure groups and extremist that intend to turn place untold restrictions on the People and to burden them, to burden you, with the cost of their vanity projects, their corruption and their cronyism.

The Party will develop

- Policies to benefit the family and the whole of society, not to favour any group, no matter how they define themselves. The policies will put Malaysia first.

- Policies to make Malaysia the destination of choice for inward investment
- Policies to make Malaysia the destination of choice for tourists
- Policies to put Malaysia at the centre of South East Asia, west of China

That doesn't mean more shopping centres, it means preservation of architecture and family life.

It means continuing to develop cheap, efficient, clean public transport nationally and in regional cities.

It means creating unified systems so that those moving around are not handicapped by disparate forms of technology (an example is electronic car parking where states, even towns, can require signing up to a wallet and placing a deposit in that wallet: there must be at least one wallet that is useable nationally, in all schemes).

It means developing rural communities to encourage local people to stay and work in those communities and reduce the drift to the cities. And to reduce the dependence of rural communities on foreign labour.

It means providing a broad and balanced educational system, devoid of politics with equal opportunities and benefits for all, regardless of race, religion, colour or creed.

It means providing equal opportunities in the government sector. And it means a drive towards smaller government. The government should not be treated as a job creation scheme.

Ad hoc payments to civil servants should not be paid unless each each employee across the country receives a corresponding credit or, if they are tax payers, given a tax credit. This will remove resentment that non-government employees, who work hard creating wealth for the nation, feel when they see taxes used to benefit those in secure employment.

The Party will promote a culture of Nation First, to encourage everyone to think "how does this affect my country?" The culture of expectation that the state will fund many aspects of a person's personal life must stop. From all quarters we hear calls for government support for this and that.

There are good economic arguments for ceiling prices for basics. Those are essential in a transitional economy: no one must be left behind.

There must be a plan for dealing with the doctors' crisis. The current policy of ignoring it until it goes away isn't acceptable. Also, the current scheme needs a ground-up overhaul. Promise a review with a draft within 9 months - and do it, do it properly and keep to the deadline.

There must be a plan to improve the reputation of Malaysian universities. This will inevitably mean that there will be less universities. The simple and horrible truth is what a Malaysian PhD is pretty much of no value internationally. Over the past 50 years around the world, universities have been used a dumping grounds to keep unemployment figures down. The rapid growth of the sector in Malaysia has led to an appalling quality of lecturers and poor quality graduates.

To compensate for the reduction in university places, the Party should introduce a high quality apprenticeship scheme which combines on-the-job learning with classroom teaching to provide skilled, and licensed and insured tradesman who, in five years, will take over from those who enter into various fields with no training. The training should be based on the skills and qualification system in a country which has strict standards for plumbing, electricity, brick-laying etc. This should be backed with legislation that requires only those who .are certified to perform certain functions. The country will benefit in many ways: first construction standards will automatically improve, secondly local workers will replace foreign workers who will not have the necessary qualifications.

My blessed opportunity to meet Rafizi personally in 2018, campaigning from village to village to support his party even though the then ruling party disqualified him as a politician for the elections:

Rafizi Ramli from SF on Vimeo.

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Rafizi speaking in Parliament in the new government.