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| Party Policies |
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| An outline of
Party Policies: |
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On
the Reform of Legislative Institutions |
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restoration
of local government elections; |
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abolition
of the appointment system of Senate; |
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denial
of the two-third majority of the ruling
parties in the Parliament and State
Assemblies. |
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On
the Reform of the Electoral system |
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restoration
of the "one -person-one -vote"
system of constituency delineation; |
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expansion
of voting rights to all citizens who
age of 18 years or above; |
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restoration
of the independence of the Election
Commission; |
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creation
of an electoral culture that is clean,
fair and free. |
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On
nation-building |
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Abolition
of the division of "bumiputra"
and "non-bumiputra" and
the implementation of ethnic equality. |
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On
Economic Development |
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due
emphasis be given to distributive
justice; |
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opposition
to environment destruction; |
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opposition
to "Party Capitalism"; |
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replacement
of the ethnic quota system with a
policy of "merits and needs" |
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On
Labour |
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implementation
of minimum wage |
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opposition
to unlimited import of foreign labour; |
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defence
of workers' rights to free association; |
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promotion
of workers' solidarity |
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On
Social Welfare |
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implementation
of health care and other social security
policies; |
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protection
of the aged, the disabled and the
poor against absolute poverty. |
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On
Education |
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implementation
of a seamless system of education; |
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full
recognition of the right to mother
tongue education. |
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opposition
to the 1996 National Education Act. |
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On
Ethnic and Cultural rights |
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cultural
democracy; |
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ethnic
equality; |
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national
integration through equality, tolerance
and understanding. |
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On
Mass Media |
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creation
of a free, fair , accountable and
responsible mass media |
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opposition to the monopoly of information
and manipulation of news; |
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On
Agriculture |
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non-ethnic-based
reform to land-reform; |
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rental
control; |
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expansion
of agricultural loan; |
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reduction of agricultural taxes. |
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On
Environment |
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opposition
to any economic policy that destroys
the environment; |
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the
right of Orang Asli to develop and
enjoy their natural resources; |
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all
major development of natural resources
like the construction of mammoth dams
must be subject to strict monitoring
and assessment. |
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On
International Relations |
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promotion
of world peace and justice; |
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support
for the Non-Alignment Movement; |
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opposition
to imperialism and racism; |
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promotion
of human rights and democracy. |
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On
National Defence |
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opposition
to excessive defence budget; |
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call
for genuine national service; |
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strengthening
of civil defence; |
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streaming
and reduction of armed forces to a
highly trained professional force. |
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On
Women |
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participation
of women in all levels of decision-making. |
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opposition
to all laws that discriminate against
women. |
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On
Youth |
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nine
years of compulsory education; |
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abolition
of ethnic quota system in education,
the Universities and Universities
s Colleges Act and all other laws
and regulations that retard the full
development of the potential of Malaysia
citizens. |
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