The Malaysian student movement, which was extremely vocal and visible in the 60's, began slowing down when the 1971 University and University Colleges Act (UUCA, or AUKU in BM) came into effect. Yet of late, student activism and campus politics has regained traction among undergraduates, who participate at the risk of expulsion (especially if one favours certain non-ruling political parties). This presents a peculiar situation especially for those who study Political Science, who are only supposed to view from afar the political goings-on in this country. To discuss the current state of the student movement, and why any student would want to be political, we speak with student activist Hilman Idham. Hilman Idham is the founder and president of Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independen (KAMI), a member of the Majlis Pimpinan Front Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM), and the President of the Persatuan Mahasiswa Sains Politik (PMSP-UKM).

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#104 Hilman Idham, UKM4

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Fahmi Fadzil
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Mark Teh
Camera & Lighting
Akashdeep Singh,
Aaron Chung, Fikri Fadzil
Editing
Akashdeep Singh
Motion Graphics
Zalee (Kino-i)
Web
Adam William
Sound
Hardesh Singh
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presented by
Elaine Pedley,
text courtesy of
Amir Muhammad

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Synopsis

The Malaysian student movement, which was extremely vocal and visible in the 60's, began slowing down when the 1971 University and University Colleges Act (UUCA, or AUKU in BM) came into effect. Yet of late, student activism and campus politics has regained traction among undergraduates, who participate at the risk of expulsion (especially if one favours certain non-ruling political parties). This presents a peculiar situation especially for those who study Political Science, who are only supposed to view from afar the political goings-on in this country.

To discuss the current state of the student movement, and why any student would want to be political, we speak with student activist Hilman Idham.

Hilman Idham is the founder and president of Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independen (KAMI), a member of the Majlis Pimpinan Front Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM), and the President of the Persatuan Mahasiswa Sains Politik (PMSP-UKM).

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