Pakatan Rakyat 2013 Manifesto
Pakatan Rakyat 2013 Manifesto
Pakatan Rakyat 2013 Manifesto
MANIFESTO RAKYAT
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Pakatan Rakyat respects the people as the ultimate masters of their destiny and our homeland. The peoples freedom and voices must be respected. The rights of all, regardless of background, rich or poor, shall be considered. Our aim is to eliminate all unjust laws that infringe the sovereignty of the people. Pakatan Rakyat is committed to ensure justice, peace and equality for the people. The Peoples Manifesto is crafted based on four key pillars Fraternity of the People, the Peoples Economy, the Peoples Well-being and the Peoples Government. The Peoples Manifesto outlines specific policies and programmes to be implemented by a Pakatan Rakyat leadership in Putrajaya. The Peoples Manifesto outlines a brighter future, full of hope and aspirations of the people. This Peoples Manifesto is the outcome of our engagement with the people from every level of society. We believe that Malaysia deserve a better future. We are confident that Malaysians will advance further under our administration. We truly believe that Malaysians deserve the very best government.
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CONTENTS
THE FRATERNITY OF THE PEOPLE 7 Eliminating discrimination 8 Recognizing the contribution of women and senior citizens 8 Developing the national education system and affirming all educational streams 9 Respecting the position of Sabah and Sarawak within the Federation 10 Preserving Orang Asli customary land rights and welfare 11 Respecting the position of Islam as the official religion, guaranteeing the freedom of religion 12 Elevating culture as the positive foundation of community living 12 20% oil royalty for oil- and gas-producing states 12 THE PEOPLES ECONOMY 13 1 million job opportunities for the people 15 Equitable productivity sharing through minimum wage 15 One million school leavers trained as skilled labour 15 Education reform to drive the economy 16 Cultivating smart partnershhip of trade unions, employers and government 16 SMIs and innovation to drive the national economy 17 Tax adjustment to promote equity 17 Sustainable economy 17 Defending military veterans economy and welfare 17 Making taxi entrepreneurs viable 18 R & D investments to reach 5% of GDP 19 Public transportation the lifeline of the national economy 19 Breaking monopolies, encouraging competition 20 THE PEOPLES WELL-BEING 21 Alleviating peoples living cost burden by abolishing monopolies and reducing prices 23 Restructuring automotive policy to reduce the peoples burden 24 Affordable and comfortable housing for all 25 Free education for all, abolishing PTPTN 26 Abolish AES, revoke AES summonses 26 Justice for Felda settlers 27 Peoples safety 27 Free basic health access ensured 28 Building a social safety network 28 THE PEOPLES GOVERNMENT 29 Reforming Islamic and religious institutions 31 New remuneration and service packages for civil servants 31 Clean, fair and transparent elections 31 Reforming the judiciary, Attorney Generals Chambers, MACC and PDRM 31 Reforming Parliament 32 Media freedom and restoring trust in media practitioners 32 Abolishing UUCA and ensuring academic freedom 32 Abolishing all anti-people laws 32 Corruption Elimination Policy (DEBARAN) 33 The Peoples Hope Malaysia 2023: A Decade of Pakatan Rakyat administration 34
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ELIMINATE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND THE INCITEMENT OF ANTAGONISM BETWEEN COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ENSURE THE PEOPLES UNITY AND HARMONY
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UPHOLD THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE, ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER-TONGUE LANGUAGES AND IMPROVE THE COMMAND OF ENGLISH IN A NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT GUARANTEES FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL MALAYSIANS. RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF SEKOLAH JANAAN RAKYAT AND ALLOCATING RESOURCES COMMENSURATE WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF THESE SCHOOLS
Pakatan Rakyat values the contributions of the peoples religious schools, national-type Chinese and Tamil schools (SJK), private Chinese, Tamil, Iban, Kadazan schools and mission schools, that have all furthered the development of the national education system.
1,854 UEC
1,854 Sekolah Janaan Rakyat across the country will receive additional assistance (besides the existing contribution towards the operating costs) according to the number of pupils, at RM300 per student each year, involving an allocation of RM220 million. This additional assistance is an investment by Pakatan Rakyat to improve the quality of education in these schools, which includes costs of building expansions as well as improving the infrastructure and facilities.
Pakatan Rakyat will recognize the Unified Examination Certificate (Combined Chinese Secondary Schools) or UEC for the purpose of furthering academic admission to higher education institutions and also as academic qualifications for jobs.
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RESPECTING THE POSITION OF SABAH AND SARAWAK IN THE FEDERATION Pakatan Rakyat reiterates the commitment to defend the rights of Sabah and Sarawak within the framework of the Federal Constitution outlined in the Kuching Declaration, as follows: Federal cooperation Preserving the essence of the Malaysia Agreement and strengthening the position of Sabah and Sarawak on par with Peninsular Malaysia by restoring the autonomy of Sabah and Sarawak in accordance to the provisions of the Federal Constitution Fair Representation Enhancing national integration between Sabah, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia by combining our strengths and ensuring equitable powersharing in the spirit of the Malaysia Agreement Citizenship Cleaning up the citizenship registry list and electoral roll across the country, especially in Sabah and Sarawak, by recognizing the rights of residents who are adequately qualified to receive citizenship and to curb the granting of false identity cards/citizenships based upon undue narrow political motivations
Recognition of Customary Land Rights Respecting and recognizing native customary land rights in accordance with the state laws of Sabah and Sarawak by setting up a Land Commission to investigate, resolve disputes, rejuvenate, study and restore Native Customary Rights to the rightful owners of such customary lands Competence and capability of Sabah and Sarawak Affirm the appointment of Sabahans and Sarawakians to lead and hold office in the Government departments of their respective states, to be enforced by the State Secretaries of both states and to give priority to the people of Sabah and Sarawak at the Federal Government level to carry out duties in their respective states Justice in the oil issue Raising royalty payments for petroleum and hydrocarbon resources of Sabah and Sarawak from 5% to 20% Unified Development Raising the level of infrastructure development in Sabah and Sarawak to be on par with the developments in Peninsular Malaysia
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Therefore, the following programmes will be implemented immediately to fulfill the commitments of the Kuching Declaration to the people of Sabah and Sarawak: Eliminating the cabotage system that increases the price of household goods in Sabah and Sarawak and burdens the people Creating investment incentives conditional upon the creation of job opportunities in Sabah and Sarawak for the purpose of ensuring equitable economic development Establishing two tier-2 oil companies owned by the Governments of Sabah and Sarawak that will join the countrys oil and gas industry as an investment for the future and to create employment opportunities for the people of Sabah and Sarawak Initiating the construction of highways across Sabah and Sarawak which will connect Kuching to Kota Kinabalu and Kudat Halt the construction of dams that destroy the environment and displace the local population from their homes
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141,000 hectares of Orang Asli land will be reserved to be returned to Orang Asli.
Clean water supply and electricity will be supplied to all 852 Orang Asli settlements.
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
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5,000 educational scholarships will be awarded annually to Orang Asli children from school to university level
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RESPECTING THE POSITION OF ISLAM AS THE OFFICIAL RELIGION, GUARANTEEING THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION
Pakatan Rakyat respects the position of Islam as the official religion and guarantees the freedom of other religions as enshrined in the Federal Constitution. Islams unique position as the official religion of Malaysia fosters a spirit of mutual respect and understanding, and cultivates unity and harmony amongst Malaysians of diverse ethnic backgrounds. By promoting the appreciation of universal values which Islam and other religions embrace, we aim to produce a virtuous Malaysian society, comprising individuals who possess integrity and diligence.
OIL ROYALTY
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1 million school leavers without higher education will receive training via the Peoples Pioneer Scheme which combines employment opportunities with periodic certification of skills up to Diploma level.
5 Technical Universities will be set up within 10 years to focus on skills and technical courses. Excellent students in the Peoples Pioneer Scheme will have the opportunity to further their studies to degree level in technical universities.
25 new vocational schools will be built throughout the country and equipped with a new curriculum to match current economic requirements.
EDUCATION REFORM TO CULTIVATING SMART DRIVE THE ECONOMY PARTNERSHIP OF TRADE UNIONS, EMPLOYERS The current examination-oriented education AND GOVERNMENT system will be revamped.
The core belief of our intended education reform is to empower each student according to their interests, strengths and individual uniqueness. Creativity, innovation, mental resilience, freedom of the mind and character strengthening will be the main goals of the curriculum. This education system will target producing human capital that fulfills the demands of the national economy. They will be able to create, engineer and add value to spearhead the countrys economic prosperity. Pakatan Rakyat will set up a Royal Commission to study the overall improvement of the education system in line with their envisioned core education reform. The relationship between trade unions and employers is often made difficult by the governments tendency to favor the employer. Pakatan Rakyat believes that the economic prosperity of the country is determined jointly by workers and employers. A fair and transparent working environment for both workers and employers will improve productivity. Pakatan Rakyat will abolish all laws and regulations which are biased and oppressive to the working class. Pakatan Rakyat will provide funding to cultivate a smart partnership of trade unions, employers and employers, to usher in a new era in the national labour market.
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This is to make allowance for the actual living expenses incurred by the people.
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
Pakatan Rakyat will halt operations of the Lynas rare earth plant in Gebeng, Pahang. Environmental sustainability is a hallmark of Pakatan Rakyats economic policy. Before any project is approved, the peoples wellbeing will be emphasised. Therefore in principle, any economic activity involving radiation which is hazardous to public health or any activity calculated to cause environmental damage will not be approved by Pakatan Rakyat state or federal governments. Specifically, Pakatan Rakyat: 1. Will review the implementation phases of the RAPID project in Pengerang to ensure the well-being of the people and to protect the environment 2. Will reform all existing legislation related to logging, and will regulate logging activities
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Pakatan Rakyat will increase the government contribution to the Armed Forces Fund Board (AFFB) from 15% to 20% to secure soldiers savings. An additional contribution of 5% will be administered in a special fund and separated from the pension fund contributions, to be used to finance funds and direct assistance to pensionable and non-pensionable soldiers. Pakatan Rakyat will introduce a Soldiers Dividend which will remunerate non-pensionable veterans to the amount of RM2,000 per year, derived from supplementary governmental allocation and profit gains of AFFB. The estimated allocations needed to finance the Soldiers Dividend is RM400 million per year.
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2. Tax relief for goods or services derived from R&D in universities or public research centres; 3. Tax relief in the form of investment incentives and tax relief for research centres and researchers brought in; and, 4. Investment incentives for successfully commercialised Malaysian R&D products.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT THE LIFELINE OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY Pakatan Rakyat is committed to resolve the problem of traffic congestion in the Klang Valley and other major cities within 10 years of coming to power, with the aim of reducing congestion by 50% during its first term. Congestion problems have worsened due to policies which have neglected inter-city and intra-city public transportation systems. For a long time, investments in the public transport system were ignored until people had no choice but to use private vehicles. Reliance on private vehicles has adverse effects on the economy. It increases subsidy expenditure, the economic burden on families, pollutes the environment and contributes to congestion. Prudent and wise investment in public transport systems under Pakatan Rakyat will make public transportation a national economic lifeline.
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BREAKING MONOPOLIES Establish an Anti-Monopoly Commission and amend existing laws relating to competition to have more power to stop unfair business practices Establish a Public Contracts Commission to evaluate and act as arbitrator to ensure that all agreements between the government and private sectors are not biased or unfavourable to the people REVITALISING COMPETITION Dissolve 1MDB so that Khazanah remains the only state investment body Disposal and handover of government holdings in government-linked companies (GLCs) which are not involved in businesses of national importance. This will be done via management buy-out (MBO), with the objective of producing more viable Bumiputera entrepreneurs Restructure the role of Ekuinas so that the agency assists in the takeover of GLCs by the management and qualified entrepreneurs Ensure overall implementation of procurement by open tender in the management of public entities Break up monopolies in communications, essential foods, pharmaceuticals, civil aviation and other key sectors Restructure unfair independent power producer (IPP) agreements to stop the enrichment of cronies via public funds
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Concessions that profit certain parties and burden the people shall be abolished. The primary goods sector must be opened up to more competition in order to lower prices.
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PETROL AND DIESEL PRICES WILL BE LOWERED. Revenue from rising crude oil prices, reaching an average of RM300 per barrel will raise the national oil revenue income. Pakatan Rakyat believes that the windfall from oil revenue should be shared with the people to ease their burdens. Therefore, Pakatan Rakyat will distribute gains from the extra oil revenue profit by lowering petrol and diesel prices.
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS WILL BE REDUCED. Each year, the country loses RM25 billion in the form of gas subsidies given to large companies that manage power production and in the form of gas subsidies to industry. Despite receiving the gas subsidy, they sell electricity to TNB at high rates. Independent power producers profits amount to billions of ringgit every year, while electricity tariffs continue to rise. Pakatan Rakyat will channel this RM25 billion subsidy directly to the people by reducing their electricity tariffs.
Private water management concessions that have resulted in high water tariffs will be discontinued. Pakatan Rakyat will ensure that the state governments and federal government work towards lowering water tariffs with the guarantee to the people that they need only pay the costs of reasonable management Regulating and maintaining water tariffs at a low rate will ease the peoples living costs.
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ABOLISH TOLLS
THE PAKATAN RAKYAT GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE OVER THE HIGHWAYS IN STAGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ABOLISHING TOLLS. As promised in the Orange Book (Buku Jingga), Pakatan Rakyat will take over the highways with the intention of gradually abolishing tolls. The financing of the highway operations will be accommodated by using the RM5 billion fund that has been paid as compensation to the concessionaires. Abolishing tolls will help to reduce the price of goods.
ABOLISH MONOPOLIES
PRICES WILL BE LOWERED WHEN MONOPOLIES ARE ABOLISHED. Monopolies held by several cronies linked with the present ruling party have allowed them to control product prices. As a result, monopolies have become the main cause of why product prices are rising in the country. Monopolies exist in many key sectors from telecommunications to ASTRO, from rice prices to sugar prices. Pakatan Rakyat will abolish these monopolies to increase competition such that lower product prices will result.
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Car excise tax that is currently being levied is at an excessive 70 %, resulting in high car prices. Car excise prices will be lowered in stages with the intention of abolishing it in 5 years time in order that car prices can be more competitive.
Liberalising the national automotive industry will increase its competitiveness and add value for people. Pakatan Rakyat believes that a truly competitive automotive industry can produce cars priced as low as RM 25,000.
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150,000 affordable homes in the low-cost category (below RM75,000) and medium-cost category (between RM150,000 and RM250,000) will be built in the first term of the Pakatan Rakyat administration. A National Housing Corporation (PPN) will be established as the primary agency to build, regulate and develop affordable housing. PPN will be responsible for building houses for the people in order to balance the private sectors exorbitant housing prices. It will ensure the sustainability of the national housing industry by ensuring fairness to the buyers and developers, including implementing the build and sell concept more extensively. Pakatan Rakyat will invest RM 5 billion in the first year to build affordable housing, followed by RM 2 billion funding every year from the second to fifth year.
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Fees for higher education in all public institutions will be borne by the government. Fees for students in private institutions will be subsidised by the government to be on par with the public institutions rate.
All students in the public institutions will be provided with living cost allowance for food and lodging, books and transportation, except for those who are financially well-off. Students in private institutions can borrow from a special fund to cover their living costs for the duration of their studies.
PTPTN will be abolished as it is a part of the mechanism that has caused the private sector to step in and build higher learning institutions. PTPTN will not be needed when higher education is provided for free to the people. A specific mechanism to overcome the students debt dependency due to PTPTN will be introduced to ensure that every students welfare will be taken care of.
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FELDA settlers contribution to the countrys wellbeing is immense. Palm oil revenue will be used to fund other development projects. Therefore, FELDA settlers are entitled to receive a fair and higher proportion of revenue sharing.
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1. Reject all attempts to introduce a healthcare tax such as 1Care 2. Ensure free healthcare for all Malaysians through government hospitals while incentivizing the private sector to provide healthcare services at a reasonable rate. 3. Offer free ward service to all citizens in all government hospitals by abolishing fees for Class 2 and Class 3 wards. 4. Abolish monopolies on pharmaceutical supplies, hospital construction, and medical infrastructure which currently favour companies at the publics expense. 5. Savings from abolishing monopolies will be used to improve specialist treatments to the low-income group for complicated surgeries including heart surgery, replacement surgery and others. 6. Fulfill the target of one doctor to 550 citizens in the first term of administration, compared with the current ratio of one doctor to 800 citizens
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PEOPLES GOVERNMENT
The people are the masters of the government. The government is entrusted by the people via elected representatives. The governments powers stem from the peoples mandate which is obtained via a free, fair and transparent process. Ensuring the well-being of the people is the responsibility of the government. Therefore, a government that is loyal to its people and their needs will uphold the principles of fairness towards the people. A just government will be respected, while a tyrannical government must be resisted. Pakatan Rakyat is aware of all the structural and systemic damages that have wrecked the Malaysian system of governance. National institutional pillars are being destroyed and the dignity of the civil service eroded by the abuses of the power elite. Dishonesty has become commonplace, while official information leaked for obscene profits. The elections are manipulated and the peoples elective powers are being trampled upon. Pakatan Rakyats political reforms will restore a government that is ruled by the people. A government that honours the peoples trust and mandate and is accountable and ensures justice for all.
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REFORMING PARLIAMENT
Restore the powers and freedom of Parliament as the voice of the people to balance Executive powers. Introduce the parliamentary select committee system in crucial ministries such as finance, security, education, defence, PETRONAS and others in order to enhance the effectiveness of Parliaments function to check and balance executive powers Provide the resources and relevant expertise to enable Members of Parliament to perform their duties knowledgeably, completely and effectively.
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ethnic groups. Regional peace resulting from ethnic unity is strengthened further by the professionalism and efficiency of the Malaysian Armed Forces which is recognized as the best defence force in the Southeast Asia. Most importantly, I am proud that the Malaysian administration has proven its ability to distribute and create prosperity for everyone. Our Heritage Fund which was set up ten years ago, has now reached RM124 billion, thanks to all the oil and gas revenues that we saved for the future. People enjoy free education up to university level and good free health facilities. Malaysia is also the only country in the region to provide a contribution scheme to wives as part of its national welfare safety net system. When I travel to other countries on business trips, I am proud that my country is highly regarded. They admire our ability to practice democracy. Our independent judiciary sets international benchmarks. Our economic success is built around economic activities of our highly innovative, competitive and nimble small and medium industries (SMIs). It is a model of success that is emulated by other economies. I am grateful that Malaysia is on the right track today due to the sound decision taken collectively by us, the rakyat, ten years ago in the 2013 general election. That was my first time voting. Now, as I look upon this life that we have achieved as a nation, with greater optimism for the future of Malaysia, I am proud that I was part of the generation that fought for change. I am proud to have transformed the fate of our nation that year. Muhammad Adlan bin Azrul Damansara
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