{"id":44717,"date":"2026-06-29T14:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T06:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/?p=44717"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:06:36","slug":"509-forum-together-we-re-shape-our-nation-jom-bentuk-semula-negara-kita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/2026\/06\/44717.html","title":{"rendered":"509 Forum: Together We Re-shape Our Nation (Jom! Bentuk Semula Negara kita)  :Malaysia&#8217;s Nation-Building Journey Through Five Governments: A Decade of Challenges, Progress and Lessons for the Road Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please Fill In The Google Form for Registration Purpose<\/span><b>\uff1ahttps:\/\/forms.gle\/5u9z1NgDL3zZgyy19<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight years after the historic 509 General Election, many institutional reforms promised to Malaysians remain unfinished. At the same time, growing political apathy and declining public confidence in reform efforts have raised important questions about the future of democratic participation, accountability, and governance in Malaysia.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Malaysia continues its democratic journey, it is crucial to remind citizens that every vote plays a meaningful role in shaping the nation\u2019s future. It is equally important to encourage greater public engagement in discussions on key reform issues, while promoting accountability among political parties and candidates in fulfilling the commitments and promises made to the people.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH), together with Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM), BERSIH, Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM), Sabah Action Body Advocating Rights (SABAR) and Association for Advocacy &amp; Community Empowerment (ACE), will be organising a public forum entitled \u201cTogether We Re-shape Our Nation (Jom! Bentuk Semula Negara Kita)\u201d.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The details of the forum are as follows:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Date: 19th July 2026 (Sunday)<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Time: 9.30 AM- 12.30 PM (Registration starts at 9.00 AM)<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Venue: Kong Choi Exhibition Room<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Medium: English<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Theme: Together We Re-shape Our Nation (Jom! Bentuk Semula Negara kita)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Overview: Malaysia&#8217;s Nation-Building Journey Through Five Governments: A Decade of Challenges, Progress and Lessons for the Road Ahead<\/p>\n<p><b>Speaker:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor Terence Gomez, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Business &amp; Economics, Universiti Malaya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ooi Kok Hin, Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Hj Badlishah Sham bin Baharin, Presiden Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia (IKRAM)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Arnold Puyok, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Moderator:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rozana Isa (Executive Director of SIS Forum)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Objective:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To examine Malaysia&#8217;s nation-building journey over the past decade under five successive governments, highlighting key challenges, achievements, reforms, and unresolved issues that have shaped the nation&#8217;s development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide a platform for constructive and informed discussion on the lessons learned from this period of political transition, and to explore pathways towards a more united, accountable, resilient and prosperous Malaysia in the years ahead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To raise public awareness of the importance of voting and to encourage Malaysians to understand that every vote plays a meaningful role in shaping the nation\u2019s future.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide a platform for public discussion on key reform issues and to encourage political parties and candidates to fulfil the commitments and promises made to the people, while promoting greater public accountability.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>For any inquiries, please contact the Secretariat at 03-2274 6645. Thank you.\u00a0<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44754\" src=\"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1587\" height=\"2245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1.png 1587w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1-728x1030.png 728w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1-57x80.png 57w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44749\" src=\"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1587\" height=\"2245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2.png 1587w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2-728x1030.png 728w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2-57x80.png 57w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509-ENG-POSTER-PG2-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Fill In The Google Form for Registration Purpose\uff1ahttps:\/\/forms.gle\/5u9z1NgDL3zZgyy19 Eight ye&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":676,"featured_media":44754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/509\u6d77\u62a5-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/676"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44717"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44767,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44717\/revisions\/44767"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}