Their party platform is pretty much what I would advocate for, such as upholding AES, supports demilitarisation and peaceful co-operation in the SCS, East Malaysian autonomy, expansion and de-commodification of social welfare, and I think especially important in Malaysia, non-communalist politics.
Their position on Russia is much more critical than most people in this site, but I completely understand why.
Despite being at the fringe with no parliamentary representation, they were at the forefront of progressive policies such as the minimum wage. And continue doing important work on the ground, helping workers on the ground, even if national media would rather ignore it and continue slandering them for red scare points.
Their main issue is garnering support and members in generally, but especially support from the other ethnic groups and further escalation with state security forces if a certain coalition gets into power, which seems likely coming the next election, if nothing changes.
Considering that all left-wing parties and unions were banned, infiltrated and propagandised by the state in the past, they take a very smart and cautious approach and marks a significant triumph being the longest lasting socialist party in post-independence Malaysia.
Their party platform is pretty much what I would advocate for, such as upholding AES, supports demilitarisation and peaceful co-operation in the SCS, East Malaysian autonomy, expansion and de-commodification of social welfare, and I think especially important in Malaysia, non-communalist politics.
Their position on Russia is much more critical than most people in this site, but I completely understand why.
Despite being at the fringe with no parliamentary representation, they were at the forefront of progressive policies such as the minimum wage. And continue doing important work on the ground, helping workers on the ground, even if national media would rather ignore it and continue slandering them for red scare points.
Their main issue is garnering support and members in generally, but especially support from the other ethnic groups and further escalation with state security forces if a certain coalition gets into power, which seems likely coming the next election, if nothing changes.
Considering that all left-wing parties and unions were banned, infiltrated and propagandised by the state in the past, they take a very smart and cautious approach and marks a significant triumph being the longest lasting socialist party in post-independence Malaysia.