18 July 2007 | 04:12 min
Video: KLSCAH hosts youth voter campaign carnival
There are currently 4.9 million unregistered voters in Malaysia, and most of them are young adults. Terrible situation?
Yes, says Lee Khai Loon. “Voting is a basic right for a Malaysian citizen,” he said. “This is a very serious situation.”
Lee is the convener for Youth For Change (Y4C), a youth-targeted NGO co-organizing the “Youth Can Make A Difference” voter campaign together with the Kuala Lumpur-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH).
The campaign is also supported by a number of civil society groups, including the National Young Lawyers’ Committee, and includes volunteers from local colleges.