Don’t get me wrong. It’s never in the Pakatan Harapan government’s wishlist to reduce the number of civil servants. At the very least, we are not dismissing any civil servant for the sake of reducing their numbers. However, 4 months into administration, I have no reservation in opining that the way forward in reforming how our government works is to make governance work. It’s true that Pakatan Harapan has been voted in as the federal government, as well as the state governmen

It’s quite common to see wealth comparisons being made between races in Malaysia, but none of the comparisons has really been meaningful. Some perceive Malaysian Chinese as wealthy and the Malays poor. However the fact is that majority of Malaysian Chinese are working class. According to the 2016 data from the Department of Statistics, the proportion of working class amongst Malaysian Chinese and Malays are largely similar (Malaysian Chinese = 70%; Malays =72%). Disparity a

我国各族群的经济地位经常会被拿来比较。在马来西亚，要说哪个族群比哪个族群富有，其实是具争议性的。 马来西亚华裔，其实大部分都还属于劳动阶级。根据2016年的数据，如果我们把马来西亚华裔劳动阶级的比例和巫裔相比，不难发现其实比例是属接近的（华裔70%，巫裔72%)。而贫富悬殊问题，确确实实地发生在每个族群身上。 因此，要说华人比较富有，而马来人比较贫穷，是一概而论及不准确的说法。 希望联盟在全国第14届大选获得胜利，造就了马来西亚史上第一次的两线制，当中经济课题可谓是最大因素之一。国家经济下滑、购买能力下跌、入不敷出的窘境是全民面对的问题。 因此，在经济政策上，我们不能单纯地以种族来做出区隔和比较，而加以实施。反之，我们应该更深入地去了解社会各阶层所面对的经济挑战，并以确保各阶层能够获得更好的平台为出发点，确保平衡及共同发展。 这样，我们才可以保证那些真正需要政府帮助的群体，可以不因肤色所限制，从政府的政策受益。 我们迎来了新的马来西亚，就应该跨越种族地看待问题和对策。经济政策需不分种族地帮助真正有需要的社会群体。马来西亚要成为经济强国，全国人民的

509选举，我们见证了马来西亚第一次的中央政权轮替。在509选举之前的十年，很多人对于“换政府”一词可能不感到陌生，但却有不少人始终对两线制抱持着半信半疑的心态。509后，当希望联盟当上了中央及多个州政府，开创了马来西亚史上第一次两线制，我们发现全国突然来了个 “入党潮”。 普遍意义上来说，如果一个政党有更多主动加入的党员，象征着该党在社会认可及影响力上获得更大的肯定。一个政党如果连号召社会人士或民众加入的能力都没有，其理念的全面性和关联性是值得加倍努力耕耘的。 但是就马来西亚的情况来说，目睹这样的一个“入党潮”，有几个点是值得我们深入思考的： 马来西亚人民经历了61年不敢加入反对党的恐惧 在国阵执政的年代，我们走到很多地方，尤其是半城乡区，我们不难看到一些住户在家里或店铺挂上国阵的旗帜或有国阵标志的产品。反之，会挂上反对党如行动党标志产品的，则是少之又少。原因很简单，对很多生意人来说，他们认为只要至少在形式上显示他们是亲政府的，他们自然也不会受到政府刁难；而亲反对党的，恐怕就会被对付。甚至，有些小本生意人还拒绝接反对党的生意，哪怕和反对党扯上了

2018年5月9日，数百万的马来西亚人民掉下了欣慰的眼泪。相信很多人和我一样，目睹马来西亚史上第一次的中央政权政党轮替时，一来总是觉得不可置信的。 不知什么时候开始，有许多人可能多少有着放弃马来西亚的念头。低就业机会、低薪金、高犯罪率、贪污腐败横行、人民福利被政治利益典当等问题，导致许多马来西亚人民不再对马来西亚有期待，也失去了想象马来西亚可以更美好的勇气。 我属于505年代的产物。505教会了我们，只要坚持到底，永不言败，任何目标都可以达到。身为希望联盟在第14届大选委派上阵的最年轻的候选人之一，我在我很多演讲中都会提及“想象的勇气”。我相信，要达到任何目标，做出任何可以带来改变的行动，我们先要有敢于想象的勇气。每一位带领着我们前进的领袖，一直都坚持着自己的理念，一直都持有着改变的勇气，千千万万的马来西亚人民才会投身于改变国家的行列，坚持想象更美好的马来西亚。 几乎所有问题都会有解决方法。就马来西亚政治而言，许多问题的解决方法的最主要元素是政治意愿。 政府先要有承认问题存在的意愿，然后有探讨问题的意愿，接下来要有解决问题的意愿，我们面对的问题才

Millions of Malaysians burst into tears in the late night of 9 May 2018. Many, including myself, couldn’t believe our eyes when we learned of the news: We are changing the federal government of Malaysia for the first time in history. There have been too many occasions in the past where I heard people were on the brink of giving up on Malaysia. When jobs were scarce, wages were suppressed, crime rates were high, corruption was condoned, and hatred was fanned, the government wa

Fast Facts about Kerk Chee Yee 郭子毅 Political Secretary to DAP Parliamentary Leader Lim Kit Siang 民主行动党国会领袖林吉祥政治秘书 Born and raised in Malacca 土生土长的马六甲人 The University of Melbourne graduate, Bachelors of Commerce 于墨尔本大学毕业，拥有商科学位 Worked as investment banker before joining DAP full-time 加入行动党前，是一名投资银行家 “I had the opportunity to learn about politics from a father who sacrificed his time & health to fight for the people and uphold justice in Malaysia. Because of that, turn

Q: Tell us about yourself. A: I'm the Pakatan Harapan candidate for DUN Ayer Keroh (N.16). I'm 25, born and raised here in Melaka. I also work as the Political Secretary to YB Lim Kit Siang. Before I joined DAP full-time, I worked in investment banking after graduating from the University of Melbourne. I was exposed to politics since young due to the influence of my father, Mr. Kerk Kim Hock. ​Q: What is your response to those who have criticised your age and experience? A:

大家好，我是郭子毅，是此次大选马六甲爱极乐（Ayer Keroh) 区的候选人。 我的参选让很多人感到惊讶，因为与我年龄相近并对政治感兴趣的人不多，而会投身政治的更是少之又少。但我觉得，为国家贡献是每一个人的责任。身为土生土长的马六甲人，这里就是我的家园。许多领袖日夜都在为国家奋斗，作为年轻人的我们怎么可以坐视不理，为什么不能为自己的家园出一份力？ 我是于2017年6月全职加入行动党的。当时很多人都认为全国大选会在该年7月举行，所以我便问父亲我是否可以在工作时间后到行动党当志工帮忙，但他並不赞同。我的父亲郭金福生前是民主行动 前任秘书长，花了大半人生， 牺牲了健康、个人甚至家庭时间为国家及人民打拼。他知道，在马来西亚的民主制度下，加入反对党要做出很多牺牲，所以他花了很长一段时间才同意让我加入。我随后也成为了民主行动党国会领袖的政治秘书。 能获得党和希望联盟的肯定，被委派上阵马六甲Ayer Keroh州议席，我感到非常光荣。Ayer Keroh从来都不是反对党的安全区，是在2008年才第一次被行动党拿下。在2018年3月的选区划分运动，Ayer K

“你爱马来西亚吗？” 如果你把这问题抛给任何一位小学生，你得到的答案都会是一样的。但是，随着年龄的增长，他们会变得跟我们身边很多人一样，心里的答案开始动摇，对自己眼中的国家开始有形形色色的看法和意见。 作为一个年轻的国家，我们经历了许许多多的风雨。其中一个我们今天正在面对的挑战就是很多人民会对国家失去希望，并质问自己可以为国家贡献，为国家带来改变的能力与信心。这也是越来越多人离开马来西亚的原因之一。 他们可能是基于更好的人生计划而离乡背井；他们可能觉得别的地方更有归属感；又或者，我们的国家还有一些不足之处，还不能让所有公民很骄傲地称她为家，很放心地让自己后代在这里生活下来。 但其实，他们都忘了，我们每一个人可以让我们的国家变得更好。我们既有为国家感到光荣的权利，也有爱护这个国家的责任。我们今天奋斗的目标，今天前进的方向，都是在为我们的后代设立一个重要的里程碑。不论你是谁，什么种族，什么宗教，什么职业，只要我们团结一致，一定能达到目标。 马来西亚是一个很独特的国家。她有丰富的天然资源，得天独厚的地理位置，鲜艳的文化色彩，多元种族和宗教，人材也济济。

"Do you love Malaysia?" If you pose this question to any primary students, they will all answer yes. However as they grow up, they may, just like some of us, begin to change their opinions on this place that we call home. As a relatively young country, we have come across plenty of challenges. One of the challenges that we still face today is that people sometimes lose hope in Malaysia, and they do not believe that they are capable in bringing better change to the cause t

"Aiya, in Malaysia it's like that one lah" "Scared what? Everybody also do like that mah" "You complain for what? Not like you can change anything also" On countless occasions such sentences were uttered, especially when wrongdoings were observed. This became a problem by its own because we seem to tolerate things that should be corrected sternly and immediately. Take extremism, an issue we have long been trying to mitigate, for example, even if only 1% (literal definition of

Today Malaysian Ringgit is at its record low. It is certainly a worrying issue for Malaysia's economy. However what we all should not neglect is that Malaysia’s political morale is also at its lowest, not merely because of what the politicians are doing, but what we are becoming. In recent months, our news feed on all social media are at last not flooded with pictures of food, cute kittens and funny memes, but netizens’ displeasure of our national leaders. Many dramatic plots

In recent years, with the rise of social media channels where information gets passed on at the speed of electrons, I find it rather common to see from internet some critics on social issues, dissatisfaction on the government or the opposition, accusation between races and religions, etc. Most of the statements may have reflected the truth truthfully without twisting the facts or being overly exaggerated, we however habitually forget that Malaysia is, too, about you and me, n