31 July 2023
Topik Pada Hari Ini
> Stanley Rentap, Analisis Politik dari RFS – PRN 6 negeri Memanas
> Abqari Annwar, Aktivis Pelajar/Mahasiswa di Universiti Malaya – Kesan Media Sosial ke atas Pemilih Muda dalam Pilihan Raya Enam Negeri
> Baru Bian, Setiausaha Agung PSB – Mendedahkan Hubungan Syarikat-syarikat dengan Taib
On Today Show
> Stanley Rentap, Politics Analysis from RFS – State Elections Heating Up
> Abqari Annwar, Student Activist/Student at the University of Malaya – The Impact of Social Media on Young Voters in the Six States Elections
> Baru Bian, secretary-general of PSB – Unraveling Taib's Company Links
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Special Randau
> The High Court in Alor Setar has allowed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s bid for an interim injunction against caretaker Kedah menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor. Tambun MP Anwar is suing Sanusi over an election campaign speech in Tambun in November last year in the run-up to the 15th general election (GE15), whereby the defendant was alleged to have said that the plaintiff is “out of akhlak (morals)”.
> Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli received a response from Bachok MP Mohd Syahir Sulaiman regarding his debate challenge. However, according to Syahir's response, no one in Perikatan Nasional (PN) is willing to accept the challenge to debate on the economy. Rafizi had previously extended the challenge to other PN members, but they declined. Now, he has shifted his focus to Syahir after rejections from Kedah's caretaker menteri besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor and Selangor's PN chairperson Azmin Ali.
Stanley Rentap, Politics Analysis
*State Elections Heating Up*
On Saturday, the nomination day proceeded smoothly with 570 candidates registering to contest for 254 state legislative seats. One of the contested seats is Dun Amirudin N. Sembilan Sikamat, which is where RFS’s political editor Stanley Rentap stayed to observe the states election campaign in Peninsular.
Currently, the cooperation between the PH and the BN is going well. In states where the BN is stronger, such as Kelantan, Kedah, and Terengganu, they have fielded a greater number of candidates. On the other hand, in states where the PH is more dominant and has been in power for several terms, such as Selangor, Penang, and Negeri Sembilan, they have put forth a larger representation of candidates. Overall, the working relationship between the two coalitions appears to be harmonious.
According to observations after last Saturday's nomination day, candidates from the PH in Negeri Sembilan, Penang, and Selangor have been highlighting their achievements and performance from the past five years. They aim to demonstrate their capabilities and success in uplifting the economy and fostering the well-being of the people. On the other hand, candidates primarily from the PAS and the PN coalition have been relying on religious and racial sentiments without presenting any substantial achievements, despite PAS being in power in Kelantan for multiple terms.
Stanley stated that the upcoming phase will focus on how each party and candidate conduct their campaign activities to win the support of the voters. He mentioned that the current stage is just a warm-up, and he believes there will be more on-the-ground reporting for RFS listeners in the future.
Abqari Annwar, Student Activist/Student at the University of Malaya
*The Impact of Social Media on Young Voters in the Six States Elections*
The nomination of election candidates in 6 states in peninsular Malaysia took place on Saturday 29 July 2023. In GE15 there was a significant increase in young voters, that is a total of 7 million voters. What are the tendencies of young voters this time, what factors influence their choice.
According to Abqari- as a young Malay and Muslim, he will consider choosing and giving a chance to a party with a good record of service and administration. In Selangor, the areca nut island and the state of Sembilan show an increase in economy and administrative efficiency. But on the other hand in Kelantan, Terengganu and Kedah - the PAS administration is less convincing.
Added to the case of the Kedah Chief Minister who was recently brought to court on charges under the sedition act for insulting the king of Selangor. The Menteri Besar of Kedah is also linked to the weakness of state governance. The weakness of the PAS administration will make it difficult for them to defend the states they govern. But according to Abqari, Not all young voters have good political knowledge. Therefore there will still be young voters who will vote based on emotions and not based on a good administrative record.
Asked what campaign medium most influenced young voters. Abqari is confident that social media such as FB and Tik Tok will be very effective in influencing young voters. Young people do not have time to attend talks. So they are only waiting for reports in the media. Abqari is confident that whichever party dominates the social media campaign will win a lot of seats. Overall, PH/BN is expected to win in Penang, Sembilan and Selangor. However, PN/PAS will win some seats, especially Malay majority seats. In Kelantan and Terengganu PN/PAS will remain in power. Except in Kedah it is not yet known which Party will win.
Baru Bian, secretary-general of PSB
*Unraveling Taib's Company Links*
Yes from what we can see from BMF research where there are so many companies are link to Taib in many countries.
As a politician this is obviously not normal.
This is an extraordinary for a person that been a leader of the state and now still a governor of Sarawak and who has the capacity to register hundreds of companies all over the world.
There are rare people who are related to too many companies like this.
But if we want response whether these issue are drivers to land grab or explanation, we must do a research and investigations in more detail to every companies.
We have the right to request for explanation from Taib himself or representative, but they don't have responsibilty to response to our queries. Unless we summons them and there must be a police report. Or there must an investigation.
We must have reasons/evidents which we believe violating the laws or doing illegal business.