Shariffa (in white baju kurung) and Arie (in grey shirt) during a peaceful march from Padang Merbok to Parliament last week to submit proposals to amend the Federal Constitution and the Forestry Act 1984 (Act 313).
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) refers to a body, often independent of the government, which operates to address a particular cause.In a research titled “History and Growth of Health NGOs in Malaysia Till 2015” published by academicians Mazlan Che Soh and Makmor Tumin from Universiti Teknologi Mara and Universiti Malaya respectively, there were 57,568 NGOs as of March 2016, an 8.6% increase from the figures in December 2013.
As Malaysian democracy matures and the people become more politically in-tune, many have come to question the adequacy of conventional governmental bodies in addressing their concerns.
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