Move on from local elections


SHOULD the government reinstate local government elections? To determine this, let’s examine their brief history.

Municipal elections in Malaysia began in 1911 in Penang during the British colonial period. After World War II, the Federation of Malaya Agreement on Feb 1, 1948, shifted governance from local to state elections, leading to the Federal Legislative Council’s formation.

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