Policy vs Personality: What Will Decide Your Vote in GE13?
Who should we vote for? Do we vote because of the personality of the politicians or the policies they put forward? It is policies what truly shape our lives as voters, not personalities. Spin news, media overhypes or personality battles can easily sway our attention from what we really should focus on – policies.
We cannot blame political parties for engaging in public perception warfare; politics after all is partly about perception. In anticipation of the next Malaysian General Election, let us take this opportunity to discuss what substantial policies the contesting parties can offer us without getting distracted by their perception battles.
Details of the speakers:
| Yolanda Augustin |
 | She is a Specialist Registrar training in Clinical Oncology at the Royal Marsden Hospital. She completed her undergraduate training at King's College London in 2004 before pursuing a Masters in Palliative Care. She has a keen interest in Malaysian politics and human rights, having helped co-ordinate global solidarity work with the 'Abolish ISA Movement' and 'Bersih 2.0.' She is passionate about global health issues and co-authored a report on 'Prison Healthcare' for the Global Healthwatch Report 2009 and more recently contributed to a Medact report on the role of doctors in preventing torture. She is inspired and invigorated by the maturing political discourse amongst Malaysia's younger generation, particularly post 2008. She believes in the ability of individuals and communities to positively shape Malaysia's future through constructive engagement and activism. |
| Dr. Teo Hoon Seong |
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She works for the NHS as a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary. She is a Trustee of MyOverseasVote and a litigant in the law suit filed by 6 overseas Malaysians over the right to vote by postal ballot. Hoon Seong supports the work of Save Our Seahorses in trying to conserve the natural habitat at the Sungai Pulai Estuary near her home town in Johor. She is a Quaker and believes in taking peaceful, practical action to assert the equal worth and unique nature of every person. When MyOverseasVote approached her to be a Trustee, Hoon Seong accepted immediately - "there is only so long that you can sit back and watch your country go down the drain".
MyoverseasVote is a campaign to end discrimination against Malaysian citizens who are not given equal rights to vote by Post as their fellow citizens who are Civil Servants or Students. It aims to re-enfranchise Malaysian citizens overseas, and to re-engage them in charting the future course of Malaysia. |
| Mohamad Afif Abdullah |
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He is an Associate at Institute for Democracy & Economic Affairs (IDEAS), a Malaysian think-tank which he joined in 2010. During his time at IDEAS, he has organised various projects which focused on educating students, activists, and policy-makers on public policy matters. In addition, he has authored working papers on policy issues ranging from minimum wage to the education system. At present, he is on sabbatical leave to study for an MSc in Economic History at the LSE. He believes our Founding Fathers had it right the first time and Malaysia should stay true to her original founding ideas which guarantee liberty in homeland, free trade, and federalism. |
| Mohamad Hanis Hanisab |
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He is the working committee of Malay-Muslim Community in London (MMCL) since 2010, an organisation actively organising religious activities and maintaining network among the Malay Muslim community. Back in Malaysia, he was also responsible for organising pre-departure events for Muslim students on behalf of www.iluvislam.com a well-known religious and spiritual website among Malaysians. Currently he is pursuing Electrical & Electronic Engineering MEng in UCL for the third year and have been awarded Barlow Scholarship from UCL in 2009. Hanis believes in a Malaysia which justly care take each of her citizens and guided with solid moral codes. |
| Ahmad Redzuan Mohamed Shafi |
 | He is part of London UMNO Club since 2010 and now acting as the Information Chief for the organisation. For the time being he is pursuing his first degree in BSc Actuarial Science at University College London. Ahmad Redzuan had experienced first hand the working environment of private healthcare sector in Malaysia during his stint at Prince Medical Court Centre in Kuala Lumpur. He believes in order to make Malaysia a better place is by getting involved in political process. The question whether one is getting involved or not matters more than the question which side one is involved with. |
Moderator:
| Ezlan Mohsen Lokman |
| He is the Vice Chairman of United Kingdom Eire and Council (UKEC) and Columnist at the Malaysian Insider. |
Itinerary:
| 1800 - 1830 | Registration |
| 1830 - 1840 | Opening Presentation - Policy or Personality? How do we vote? |
| 1840 - 1852 | Speaker A (12 minutes) |
| 1852 - 1904 | Speaker B (12 minutes) |
| 1904 - 1916 | Speaker C (12 minutes) |
| 1916 - 1928 | Speaker D (12 minutes) |
| 1928 - 1940 | Speaker E (12 minutes) |
| 1940 - 2020 | Q & A Session (40 minutes) |
| 2020 | End |
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