Kuala Lumpur
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) promotes democracy, human rights, economic freedom, and curbing climate change. In Southeast and East Asia, we have offices in Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Taipei, and Yangon. We also work in Malaysia. In Malaysia we work with 12 local partners. Should you have questions or suggestions about our work, please contact us. You can also meet our team here.
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Politik Sarkis: Malaysia Pasca 9 Mei 2018
Mencatat sejarah bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah, lebih-lebih lagi terlalu banyak hal yang berlaku dalam tempoh sepanjang 2018-2021. Buat kali pertamanya tampuk kerajaan bertukar, kemudian penukaran kerajaan Persekutuan tanpa pilihan raya, dan paling penting ialah pandemik Covid-19 datang melawat dunia. Semua ini harus dicatatkan supaya ia boleh menjadi pelajaran untuk masa hadapan.
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Muslim youth outlook increasingly pessimistic amidst strong retention of Islamic idealism
Muslim youth in Malaysia are having difficulties in dealing with post-pandemic economic and political challenges facing the country as discovered in the Malaysian. Muslim Youth survey was conducted between 30 October 2021 to 25 January 2022 by Merdeka Center. The survey found that the most important concern of the youth is about their job security
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Manufacturing Eurekas: Innovating Political Narratives
During crisis situations, populists tend to put intense pressure onto existing structures and look for pragmatic ways to seize power. They fashion themselves as a necessary protagonist that represents drastic change to a decaying system that has failed the people.
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A Day In Our Life
50th year anniversary. When you hear the sound of the fingerprint machine and when the door starts to open you know our day has started. Dark turns into light. And soon other footsteps came in. We would like to take you for a walk into our humble office and show you behind the door. We hope you enjoy our #LifeatfFNF video.
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Shariah Court Procedures
A recent report shows that there is a high percentage of divorce cases during the Covid pandemic period which is about 70,000 cases. In view that legal literacy is still low amongst the public, especially among women, it is thus important to raise awareness on the matter so that women could access justice.
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#TanyaTelenisa
Telenisa new program #TanyaTelenisa will be aired every Thursday on Twitter Space. Telenisa is part of Sisters in Islam, Telenisa is a free legal advisory service to women and men on their legal rights under the Islamic Family Law and the Syari’ah Criminal Offences Law.
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Rough Road for Malaysia’s Economic Recovery
With the projection of a stagnated economic growth in Malaysia, the country struggles to find footing to lay out a comprehensive plan to put the country back on track for recovery. As the nation grapples with a triple crisis of politics, economy and health, the silver lining for Malaysia as the country is set to achieve a herd immunity of 80 percent by the end of 2021.
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Statistics and Findings 2021
Over the years, Telenisa has received hundreds of cases from the public on issues relating to Islamic Family Law and Syariah Criminal Offences Law. The Telenisa Statistics and Findings aims to provide insight and information based on each year’s cases and trends
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Safeguarding Democracy in the Digital World
20 participants were selected to attend this workshop. I introduced myself as a facilitator to help sort-out discussions throughout the workshop. Among the activities that we do was a discussion of basic democracy (Democracy 101). After that, we talked about how the pandemic will affect our democracy.
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Malaysian Outlook Conference 2022
Featuring 3 noteworthy sessions relevant to the post pandemic times, this event will host a great number of speakers and cover areas of policy making, politics and the economy in Malaysia with a focus on charting the way forward.
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Open Markets and Entrepreneurship
Hi, I’m Praba Ganesan an IAF Alumnus and I will share my story of conducting a replication program “Open Markets and Entrepreneurship” for Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in Kuala Lumpur.
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Tingkatkan capaian internet
PELAN pemulihan kerajaan perlu lebih fokus dalam usaha penambahbaikan capaian internet di seluruh negara. Mengambil pengajaran daripada pengalaman sepanjang tempoh Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP), kebanyakan aktiviti terpaksa dilakukan secara dalam talian.
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Not yet a failed state, Malaysia is decaying rapidly
The country is currently undergoing its cruelest wave of COVID-19, already having surpassed a record 24,000 daily cases. Its health care system is teetering, suicide rates have spiked and citizens had at one point taken to waving a white flag from their window to request basic foodstuffs and rent money. Economically, Malaysia has been caught in the so-called middle-income trap for at least a decade.
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The New Economic Policy and Contesting Bumiputera Identity Among Orang Asli and the Indigenous Peoples of Sabah and Sarawak
Contrary to the claim of the NEP in promoting national unity, the Bumiputera identity is one that is fraught with its own ambiguities and contradictions and has arguably contributed to greater social inequalities and underpinned the persistence of “race thinking” in Malaysian public discourse.
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Fifty Years of The New Economic Policy: Revisiting Its Impact on Social Cohesion, National Unity and Creation of Bangsa Malaysia
In 2021, the New Economic Policy (NEP) commemorates its 50th birthday. This is an opportune moment to revisit the NEP, especially its philosophical underpinnings, its achievements, impact, challenges and unintended consequences, and the lessons that can be drawn for future development and nation building efforts.
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On 23 September, FNF Malaysia Team, Mr. Moritz Kleine-Brockhoff (Regional Director Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Southeast & East Asia), Mr. Manfred Richter (Member of The Board Directors and Treasurer of FNF), and Sky (Southeast and East Asia Regional Communications Manager), visit IDEAS office to know more about their work in Malaysia. Mr. Richter talked about politics in Germany during the German Reunification, when Tricia Yeoh (CEO of IDEAS) asked how they maintained communications at that time when there was no internet and cellphones. That’s where interesting story came out. (*Mr. Richter himself was a member of the German Bundestag and served as chief whip for the German FDP group during the both challenging and exciting times of German reunification). We also got the chance to walk around IDEAS Office. Tricia led the way and introduced us to IDEAS staff and showed us their huge and beautiful veranda. #lifeatfnf #fnfmalaysia #lifeatfnfmalaysia
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We celebrated our 50 years anniversary with our partners Friday, last week. It’s good to see our partners who we haven’t seen for 2,5 years. We’ve seen them on screen but on that day there’s no screen between us. We recall what a 50 years journey looks like, and strive to do more for 50, 100 years, and more years to come to build a better Malaysia, with our partners of course. Here is a glimpse of our week in Malaysia🥳. #fnfmalaysia #fnfmalaysiaevent #fnfmalaysiagoes50 #freedom
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A Message: 50 Years Journey We’ve been standing for 50 years, despite all the ups and downs we have faced, our office open and closed several times, we moved office form one country to another and finally decided to stop at metropole city called “Jakarta.” In 2020, we faced a significant transition; it’s the pandemic. Everything looks uncertain, but our partners, with all of their creative ideas trying to walk one step at a time, despite the difficulty they faced. We don’t have a choice to live in a digital ecosystem, meeting after meeting, jumping from one activity to another. But what is life without challenges? Anyway, it’s our 50th anniversary; it’s a golden age. And we are grateful for our partners who have been working with us for so many years, trusting us to support their ideas and believe what a country should look like, people that we work personally with them, and we want to thank you for walking with us. It’s a remarkable journey to be on this path, and we will continue to do our best. Hear the message from our directors, colleague, and our partner below. #lifeatfnf #fnfmalaysia #freedom #malaysiaboleh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgg87IlS0Sw
