The misconceptions about Liberalism in Malaysia

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The misconceptions about Liberalism in Malaysia
Chapter 1
1.      Introduction
1.1.Liberalism and its types
1.2.Government and political system in Malaysia
2.      Objectives of study
2.1.To examine the misconception about liberalism in Malaysia
2.2.To analyse the misconception about liberalism in Malaysia
Chapter 2
Liberalism in Malaysia and its misconception
Chapter 3
1.      Conclusion
2.      References





Chapter 1
1.      Introduction
1.1. Liberalism and its characteristics
Liberalism is a political doctrine that takes securing and extending the liberty of the person to be the main issue of politics. Liberals exclusively trust that government is important to shield people from being hurt by others, yet they likewise perceive that government itself can pose a risk to freedom. (Liberalism, 2017)
Liberalism assumes that society ought to be organized in accordance with certain unchangeable and inviolable human rights, particularly the rights to life, liberty and property. It also holds that customs do not bring any inherent value, that social practices should be constantly balanced for the prominent advantage of humankind, and that there ought to be no foundational assumptions (for example, the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status or established religion) that take precedence over other aspects of government. (political philosophy-liberalism, 2008)
Characteristics of liberalism
1.      Confidence in the absolute value of the human personality and individual spiritual equality;
2.      Belief in the independence of the will of the individual;
3.      Belief in the essential rationality and goodness of man
4.      Faith against certain inalienable rights of the individual, in particular, the right to life, liberty and property;
5.      The circumstances arise with mutual consent with the ultimate aim of securing rights;
6.      That the relationship between the state and the individual is a contract
7.      Social control is best secured by non-orders law;
8.      Individual freedom in all aspects of life such as political, economic, social, intellectual and religious issues;
9.      The government that governs the least is the best;
10.  The belief that human reason can access the truth (What is liberalism and what are its characteristics ?, 2015)
1.2.Government and political system in Malaysia
The political system of Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy, in which the King (Yang di-pertuan Agong) is head of state as well as the head of Islamic faith in Malaysia.  In Malaysia has Prime Minister as the head of government and it implements multi-party system. Executive power is practiced by the federal government and the 13 state governments. Federal legislative power is vested in the federal parliament and the 13 state assemblies. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature, though the executive maintains a certain level of influence in the appointment of judges to the courts. (malaysia politics and malaysian political system, 2017)
The executive power in the cabinet headed by the prime minister who must be a member of the lower house and command a majority. The members of cabinet is chosen from members of both houses of parliament. The prime minister of Malaysia is chosen by the Yang di-pertuan Agong who also selects the cabinet on the advice of the prime minister. (malaysia politics and malaysian political system, 2017)
In the legislative branch, Malaysia use bicameral system. There are divisions of power in Legislative between federal and state legislatures. Federal legislative power is entrusted in the government and the two chambers of the federal parliament. This parliament consists of two houses, the senate house (Dewan Negara) and the Hall of the People (Dewan Rakyat). Bills must be passed by both houses and assented by the Yang di-pertuan Agong. The senate consist about 70 members; those are 26 are chosen by the 13 state assemblies and 44 are selected by the king. The 222 members of the Hall of the People are elected from single-member districts by universal suffrage for a maximum of five years. The king (yang di-pertuan agong) may dissolve parliament at any time, usually on the advice of the prime minister, and elections must follow within three months. (Political System of Malaysia, 2017)
The federal government manages some portfolios, those are including external affairs, defense, internal security, civil and criminal law, citizenship, finance, industry, health and education. The federal government is also possible to make laws to promote the uniformity of the laws of two or more states and it may legislate on any subject at the request of a state legislative assembly. (government, 2017)
The third branch of the government system is judicial branch of Malaysia and this is branch which has the privilege to decipher the laws. The chain of this branch is given as follows:
·         The Federal court-This is the most elevated court in the legal arrangement of Malaysia.
·         The Court of Appeal-This is the court which takes after the Federal Court the extent that chain of command is concerned.
·         Two High courts-Peninsular Malaysia high court and East Malaysia high court.
·         Sessions courts
·         Judge Courts
·         Courts for youngsters
·         Extraordinary Court-This is court which manages each one of those bodies of evidence that are against the Royalty or are brought by the Royalty. (malaysia judicial branch, 2017)

2.      Objectives of the study
2.3.To examine the misconception about liberalism in Malaysia
2.4.To analyse the misconception about liberalism in Malaysia

Chapter 2
Liberalism in Malaysia and its misconception
Majority people against the liberalism because of lack information about the liberalism. These are the ideas of Malaysians towards liberalism.
1.1.Some Muslims society oppose liberalism because they think that liberalism is bad. The reason behind the society’s negative perception is that the ideology was perceived to be destructive to religion, especially Islam.
1.2.The people who oppose the liberalism said that the ideology of liberalism is not really suitable for Malaysia with its multiracial society.
1.3.The people think that it would be bad if there are no specific laws to control liberalism in Malaysia. (Survey: Malay-Muslims who oppose liberalism just vocal minority, 2017). These misconception towards liberalism cause by lack of understanding about the liberalism. They should know that liberalism has more benefits for the country. Such as :
·         Growing community initiatives to grow better.
·         Every individual has the same freedom.
·         Produce high-quality goods because there is competition among individuals in the community.
·         The public may choose political parties without interference from anyone.
·         Press controls apply freely, scattered news may contain sharp criticisms that build the country for the better.
·         Effective and efficient economic activities because they are based on profit-seeking motives.

Chapter 3
Conclusion
The people has misconception about liberalism because of lack of understanding about the benefits of liberalism, especially for Malaysia that consist of multi-religions people and multi-racial community, so that people will think that everyone has same right and preserved by the government. They are free to voice and implement what they believe.



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