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Election Goodies & Local Council Elections

Dr Benjamin Loh, Visiting Fellow with the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute

10-Aug-23 14:00

Election Goodies & Local Council Elections

“Election goodies” and “local council elections” are usually seen as two separate matters. But recently, Benjamin Loh, Senior Lecturer at the School of Media and Communication at Taylor’s University and Visiting Fellow with the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute wrote a column for Malaysiakini discussing if local council elections can destigmatise 'election goodies'? We discuss. 


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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Tags:  PRN2023election goodiespoliticsmalaysian politicslocal council elections





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