Give us a chance
Dear Malaysians,
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) is one of the oldest parties in Malaysia established by Sdr Ahmad Boestamam in 1955. We are a party that champions the people's welfare, equality and democracy. We will be running for many seats in this upcoming
election, PRU-14. We hope you can give us a chance to serve this beloved nation and the Rakyat.
Parti Rakyat shall champion for:-
1. Peace and
harmony
The
Federal Constitution is the foundation of our nation. The Constitution must be improved to safeguard
and ensure peace and harmony, fair and equal treatment for all citizens
regardless of race, religion, gender and social status and for a democratic society.
2. Reduce
reliance on foreign workers
To set a
10-year plan to reduce reliance on foreign workers in all sectors. Set up
incentives and insurance schemes to encourage young people to participate in
blue collar sectors such as construction.
3. Reinstate
local government elections
The
local government is the lowest tier of government in Malaysia's administration . They have the
right to impose taxes and to execute local laws on the community. The local
government election was suspended in 1964 due to Indonesia's confrontation with Malaysia , and was subsequently
abolished in 1972. The time is now ripe to reinstate local government elections so
that local residents can exercise their democratic rights to elect local
councilors and mayor. Reinstating local government elections will allow local candidates to participate and be involved.
4. Economic
opportunities for all
To bring
economic prosperity and opportunities to the people. To encourage housewives
and the disabled to participate in the work force by providing flexible working
hours or allowing them to work from home.
To provide the necessary financial assistance to small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) to modernize their production lines by using automated processes and machines.
5. Sustainable
Environment
To seek balanced and sustainable development in order to preserve the environment and
to ensure environmental sustainability;
To educate the public on the 3Rs - Reduce, Re-use and Recycle, starting from
primary school level to raise civic consciousness. To ensure quality living - encourage and promote the use of green technology with state government incentives.
6. Uphold
Civil Rights
Advancing and updating the standard of social justice based on empathy and diversity.
Civil
rights include the solution for gender and sexuality crimes, Anti-hatred Act
and Anti-discrimination Act, Sexual Harassment Act (as a standalone act),
privacy rights and review on the social institutional practice to measure the
degree of gender and sexuality-friendly cum individual comfort level to
ensure minority groups have their dignity and enjoy their rights.
7. Affordable
Housing
State
participation to provide affordable housing for the middle-lower income and low-cost housing for the needy. Adopt the rent-first-then-buy model to assist
the needy to purchase house. Government proposed a sell-back system for
affordable and low-cost house buyers to eliminate speculative activities.
8. Participation
in Improving Security
Encourage
voluntarism with state government recognition or state-sponsored projects such
as Rukun Tetangga to safeguard the community. To set up residents associations (RAs) for all residences and build close cooperation with local communities through RAs and the police to fight crime and drug problems.
9. Improve
Competitiveness Among Young People
Providing
innovative and tailor-made courses suitable for young people who did not
complete their SPM-level studies in order to attend technical and vocational courses and assist them in building up
their own career starting from internship.
10. Encourage
Youth Involvement in Agriculture and Agro-business and to provide land for farmers
Encourage involvement of youth in the agricultural sector. This will help reduce the issues of aging farm population and youth
unemployment. Incentives, training, assistance and land should be given to young farmers in order to give them a head
start. To provide land to other farmers.
By improving physical infrastructure and social amenities in the rural areas and creating job
opportunities, rural-urban migration can be controlled. This will translate
into increased agricultural production and ultimately reduce the dependency on imports of food and the rural households on their families in urban centres,
thus improving food security.