A group of youths have come up with a simple and quirky way to protest the government: Turning on your headlights in broad daylight.

This is one of five resolutions drawn up by the Save Malaysia Youth Summit on Sunday night.

The other four resolutions are:

  • To mobilise in support of the demands of the Bersih 4.0 rally.
  • To set up a task force to save the country.
  • To make the #SelamatkanMalaysia hashtag viral to raise public awareness of the need to act for the country's future.
  • To remove leaders who have betrayed the nation and are corrupt immediately.
The summit, organised by Gerakan Anak Muda Harapan Baru (GAM HB) also had five demands:

  • To free law enforcement agencies such as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) from the executive, and make them answerable to the legislative instead.
  • To abolish draconian laws such as the Sedition Act, Special Offences (Security Measures) Act (Sosma), Prevention Of Terrorism Act (Pota), and others.
  • To ensure no one plays up racial and religious sentiments for political reasons.
  • To urge civil servants to speak up and fix what's wrong with the government administration.
  • To get youths involved in the policy-making process to protect the rights of workers, farmers, fishermen, small traders, women, and the disabled.
About 150 people attended the summit, which was held at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall.

Among the notable speakers were Faiz Fadzil, the son of former PAS president Fadzil Noor, Teratai assemblyperson Tiew Way Keng, and preacher Wan Ji Wan Husin.

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