COMMENT | True national unity can only be built through bold institutional reforms - parliamentary reform, decentralisation, depoliticalisation of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), MACC and police, and electoral system modification - to address and reduce Malay anxiety.

Projek Sama calls for a frank and respectful conversation among all Malaysians, involving all major parties at all levels, to discuss how to address Malay anxiety about democratisation.

Malaysia’s majoritarian political system needs to gradually move towards the direction of a consensus democracy that ensures no community, including the ethnic majority, feels insecure.