Negara Sedang Dibina, Kitalah Arkiteknya.
The Malaysia of 2032 will not appear overnight.
It is being built today.
Through every policy. Every election. Every decision. Every voice.
Making informed electoral decisions feels suffocating, especially when you're a first-time voter. Your one finger holds the direction of the country you want to see in the future. Everyone tells you to make a decision, but what is the 'right' decision?
Every nation is built from these thousands of decisions:
Which schools deserve funding?
Which cities receive rail services?
Who gets affordable housing?
What jobs exist ten years from now?
Whose voices are prioritized?
None of these decisions are accidents
they are choices.
And every generation that grows up after inherits the consequences from them.
Jom Jelas is a youth-driven media and civic initiative helping young Malaysians reconnect with public life.
We make complex issues understandable. We turn policy into conversation. We transform frustration into participation.
Most importantly…
We believe the future should be written WITH young people, not simply for them.
OurStory
JOM JELAS is a youth-driven media initiative focused on making complex social, political, and economic issues understandable, relatable, and emotionally resonant. Through grounded storytelling and culturally rooted approaches, JOM JELAS seeks to bridge the gap between policy, politics, and everyday lived realities.
To educate youth voters in making an informed voting choice
To foster a generation of politically and media literate youth
Three ways we turn frustration into participation.
Now That You're Keen
Three ways to take your seat at the table — pick whichever one fits you today.
Why we joined Jom Jelas, and the Malaysia we want.
Jie Yee
Founder & Lead Coordinator
I joined Jom Jelas because I believe we can learn how to mobilise for change from a state of joy.
Cheng Zu
Research & Editorial Team Lead
I joined Jom Jelas because the youth should not be just a buzzword, and I believe every person can be a nexus of change.
He Ren Nyu
Video Production Team Lead
I joined Jom Jelas because our unique stories and perspectives need to be known to others!
Jonathan Cheah Hoang Vu
Research & Editorial · Researcher and Writer
I joined Jom Jelas because I wanted to make a change in Malaysia, and I decided to start here.
Syabil Ilham Syah
Research & Editorial · Researcher and Writer
I joined Jom Jelas because electing leaders shouldn't be a popularity contest.
Ern See
Research & Editorial · Researcher and Writer
I joined Jom Jelas because there's nothing wrong with wanting the bare minimum.
Tanya Siew
Advocacy & External Affairs Team Lead
I joined Jom Jelas because I want to contribute to a better Malaysia for youth and the future generations.
The Manifesto Secretariat
HARAM
Himpunan Advokasi Rakyat Malaysia
Demanding institutional reform and governance accountability, amplifying marginalised voices, and uniting student movements across Borneo and the Peninsula.
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Pocket of Pink
Building entry points for young Malaysians — boys included — into conversations about gender, power and justice that formal education leaves out.
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Spark Initiative
Spark Initiative Malaysia
A youth-led, evidence-to-policy organisation turning what actually works in youth emotional wellbeing into institutional and policy reform.
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UKEC
United Kingdom Eire Council for Malaysian Students
The national coalition of Malaysian student societies across Britain and Ireland, representing over 16,000 students since 1995.
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Solidariti Pendidikan
A student-led initiative advocating for a better education system for all by bringing facts and stories to the forefront, across access, quality, and mental health.
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AI Autopsy
A student-led discourse movement interrogating AI to build discernment for Malaysia's future — authors of Southeast Asia's first student manifesto on AI and education.
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Komuhakan
A youth-led movement — its name means "youth" in Kadazan — preserving Sabah's indigenous heritage and advocating for indigenous rights and Sabahan affairs.
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