I'm going to be doing more international stories (and more stories in general). That means there's going to be more names I struggle to pronounce. I try. I'm bad at it. (UPDATE: I mispronounced UMNO).

Malaysian politic can be a god damn TV drama series. Beautiful nation with hospitable people but damn the politic scandal is straight out of fiction.

As a Malaysian, I have always been so skeptical about foreigner telling the right story and judging our background stories, don't even have to mention about our baffling politics. However, you're complete telling the 100% accurate story and just hit right at the head of the nail. Great video, great content, good job. I gave my sub to you. Looking forward to your works.

I'm Malaysian myself and I am quite lucky to be alive during this significant period of our history. That change was very much needed and us Malaysians are now looking forward to a hopefully better Malaysia. What's also cool is that I'd never expect to hear a story about Malaysia from Beme and here we are haha (btw Umno is pronounced as "Am-no")

Oh man, we should learn a lot from Malaysians, solving this shitstorm peacefully is a great achieve. Great job Beme!

Wow thanks for doing this bro

I just want to add few things. During the British occupation of Malaya, each ethnic groups were divided according to line of work, Malay - Administration , Chinese - Economy , Indian - Agriculture. This was to ensure there was no unity between different races in Malaya, ie, divide and conquer. Majority Chinese and Indians at the time were brought in by the British, in thousands and thousand in numbers, therefore the Malays felt they were forced accept these migrants by the British and felt threatened of their future as the native of the land. When Malaya was about gaining independence, at first the ethnic Malays did not recognise the Chinese and Indians as part of Independent Malaya and demanded them to be sent back to China and India. The British refused to give independence until the problem between different ethnic groups in Malaya resolved (which was actually started by the British in the first place). Finally, the Malays recognised Indian and Chinese nationality as Malayan (Jus Soli), but at the same time Indians and Chinese also agreed to keep the Malay privileges as part of Constitution ( later changed into Bumiputera privileges) . In the 60's and 70's, it was apparent that most Malays which made the majority of the countries were living in dirt poor condition where as most Chinese were living in the city wealthy due to their monopoly of economy since British ruling. At the time, politicians regardless of races acknowledged that this wealth gap would cause unwanted consequences if not dealt and managed. They decided to create the New Economic Plan that put a thumb in the scale on the behalf of the Malays. They hoped, by doing this it would closer the wealth gap between Malays and Chinese, and therefore prevented any riots or civil wars. However in the recent decades, during Najib administration especially, this Malay privilege had been abused by them. Anyone from UMNO could get easier access to job and contracts and etc. BN and UMNO had been using the Malay privileges to make themselves rich and so their cronies. Especially with the introduction with GST, which hurt most of lower working classes in Malaysia (Indians and Malays mostly). Finally, in this election due to so many injustice done by UMNO (plus Najib's scandals and corruption) in the recent decades, people unanimously decide to ditch BN and chose the Alliance of Hope instead. The rest of the story are still unfolding as we speak....

We're not Chinese Immigrants. I think that's a huge mistake on terminology. We're Chinese Malaysian citizens. There are other minority races that make up the Malaysian population although our ancestors may have come from foreign lands, we are born and bred citizens of Malaysia and are opposed to the term immigrants. This is a term used by the political party to cause a division amongst each other in Malaysia. Many of us have been Malaysians for at least 5 generations.

The 4th PM once put the 8th PM in jail. The 4th PM made and supported the 6th PM into place. The 6th PM then puts the 8th PM into jail again. The 7th PM now saves the 8th PM out of jail and puts the 6th PM into jail That’s how complicated it is.

Wow I really wasn't expecting the autocrat to actually follow through with his promise. Seriously reads like some hackneyed movie plot, original bad guy dictator turning good, making amends with his former enemy and saving the day

as a Malaysian, this news is somewhat true, we don't view Mahathir that negatively and greatly appreciated the modernization he has brought for the country, and now even though he's too old, he still work like a machine to bring this country back on it's feet

Latest news, BN in Sarawak (Biggest state in Malaysia) is officially gone.

Mahathir got pissed when that good for nothing najib sold PROTON to China. PROTON was his lifes work. We malaysian for once have a national car to be proud off. Sure it wasn’t up to the standard of honda, toyota etc but we HAVE something to be proud for being malaysian.

Keep up the great work Lou! Love Beme and love what all of you do!

today is exactly a month since Malaysia 14th General Election, still seems like yesterday...

Wow, this was very interesting. Thanks for shedding some light on it Lou.

Mahathir was a doctor became Prime minister, his new Deputy minister is Dr wan Azizah also was a doctor , so Malaysia need 2 doctors to save it internal problem, one doctor for diagnosis and the others doctor for prognosis, well at least given more time they dont take thing for granted neither do they take any chances in solving any problems that must be settle.

Awesome Video Beme Team and Lou.

"You live long enough to see your mistakes." Too bad Hugo Chavez died too early

Thanks for making this video. It was refreshing!

Bravo Beme from a Malaysian for a well-researched summary! It's a tricky situation to understand, and you did a great job explaining it. Minor suggestion: next time check with locals on the pronunciations of names and acronyms... The ones you used were quite grating, lol. But overall, hats off to you and the Beme team - I applaud your accurate and engaging coverage of a historic milestone for Malaysia and for democracy!

@ 5:16 But will "hold their nose" LOL!!!!!!! That was as awesome depiction!

One of the best comments so far to sum up the whole GE14 in Malaysia. Keep up the good work 👍

Corruption: the easiest way to gain power, and lose support

The Chinese and Indians had long settled in Malaysia since the 1500s. It was not until the 1900s where the British brought our forefathers into this beautiful land as tin miners and rubber tappers. Sure our forefathers were the immigrants but 6 decades had past and we, their descendants are now Malaysians, certainly not immigrants. Malaysia is my country of origin. I was born here, raised here and she is my tanah air. #sayacintaMsia #我爱马来西亚

I'm glad Beme is covering international news now

I am from Malaysia and I can certify what he said is correct

Hey, how's it going bro ? Really good reporting. Well researched and informed journalism. Keep up the good work ! CONGRATULATIONS TO MALAYSIA FOR PROVING TO THE WORLD THAT DEMOCRACY DOES WORK ! Malaysia is the new word for Truth and Transparency. Well done, MALAYSIA !

Hollywood should made the 1MDB fiasco into a movie, so many plot twists

Take heart, America.

I was reading the news from Malaysia and was so confused. Thanks for clearing this up.

well summarised . thumbs up

Love this!

Also the chinese and indians in malaysia are not immigrants by now, they are several generations of descendents of immigrants, they are fully malaysian people, even the malays dont call them immigrants! and you know how the malays are with their nationalism.

New watcher, your video is clear and sensible and I for one look forward to more videos such as these.

Your pieces are generally well thought, well researched and my god it's like a breath of fresh air seeing a news source that is completely and consistently unbiased. Lou keep doing what you're doing.

Hmm.. I think u underestimate Mahathirs popularity in Malaysia. Many of Malaysians voted Harapan because of Mahathir.

Thanks Lou for shining light on what's been going on in my country

Thanks for the explanation. Fascinating!

Thank you for this, beme! Politics aside, Malaysia is an amazing country ❤️🇲🇾

yep, Joseph Liow Chin Yong was right. Up until now, Malaysians do not have a single assimilation point other than hatred for najib. They are not even culturally assimilated. (i.e speaking the same language) & I guess, not willing to. With no more Najib in the government, the challenge is just started. and also. that's why it is quite hard for outsiders to differentiate a Malaysian cititzen with Chinese immigrants. Compared to Thailand & Indonesia, it is easier to recognize chinese immigrants in the country as Thais/Indonesian people first. Thus the mistake of calling Malaysian Chinese as a Chinese immigrants is hard to avoid. Kindly please just call us Malaysians in future :) Thanks for the great video.

whoever responsible for the set lighting at Beme... you are doing a terrible job

This is the kind of reporting I want to see more of in the world! Thanks Beme

Really interesting content, please keep it up as long as possible, you dont get this type of affairs on the news in my county to often(czechia) so i always like to share with my friends on the topics you present, thx!

You either die a villain or live long enough to be a hero

Politics aside, the way you pronounce those words are so funny 😂

I stay in malaysia for studies and during elections I was so confused by everything that was happening, this cleared it out.

like like! the way you explained and the contents is perfect. great video. respect and subscribed. and im malaysian btw :)

I want you guys to GROW because this content is top tier, better than VICE. So CNN remember great things take time to build!

This is just the beginning of renaissance of Malaysia from the dark ages...we will develop our country back from piece to piece...

Really appreciate this video

Great video. You have a great way of consolidating news into a short concise explanation that is fact filled and entertaining. Kudos Keep it up.

Anwar wasn't mysteriously charged. When he wanted to use IMF's plan to refomr the economy, Mahathir disagreed, after which Anwar launched his bid to become President of UMNO (Mahathir's position inthe party) and if he won, he'd become the PM. That's when Anwar was arrested for corruption and sodomy charges.

from Malaysia,hello,dont worry guys the Asian Tiger has back,and it will start roar!!

Earned a sub..Great Video :D

excellent reporting, beme really is something special, i just wish people would still care to take a look at it despite casey not being present, really great work!

You're wrong..the Malays and Chinese live together just fine .. they're not fighting

Get your facts correct. The chinese here are not immigrants nether the indian community. We born and raise here in this fair country called Malaysia.

you should do a whole series, the story has gotten way way way more interesting

Very good explanation ...TQ

To understand how hard it was to simply vote on that day.. search for videos on "Malaysia GE14 postal voters".. this is just one example.. we had many challenges and we overcome them together using social media, crowdfunding and many various platforms.. i am so proud of my fellow Malaysians! Malaysia boleh! :)

Watching this in 2021. Waiting for you to cover more about our Sad Country Malaysia... Mahathir the old sly fox?

Love this piece

I hope you make episode 2

Dr Mahathir (MD) may be autocratic. but during his time, he changed sleepy malaysia into one of asia econimic tiger. There were less racial tension, because he will just shut ppl up. Harsh, but effective. Radicalisation was also neutralize, thats why you dont hear any terorism attacks in malaysia. Despite the racial/religioun dynamics, we had economic stability, people are just chill, we feel safe, we are proud. All this change when Mahathir retires. 15 years after that malaysia goes to the dog with a sleepy prime minister (literally). when Mahathir shove the sleepy PM to the side, it was only to be taken over by a kleptocrat. We are seriously tired of all this. But now mahathir is back, he can just stay as long as he is able to. After 2 useless prime minister, I simply dont trust anyone else besides Mahathir.

I'm malaysian, and i vote mahathir to save Malaysia. no scandalous, no scoundrels.

Well done bro, you summarize the whole thing in less than 10 minutes

Covered very well. Good job.

You guys should really do something with VisualPolitik and Simon Whistler. I think both of you make great content on international politics and could grow your audience. Caspian report is another great channel.

LONG LIVE TUN DR MAHATHIR

Berne, you have understood Malaysian politics well enough to report it accurately. Good job.

this is the first time i've heard someone saying UMNO correctly, instead of AMNO. U have my respect

You should check out westbengals political situation in india its worst then anything eles you report , you should do a story about it

lmao his metaphor with Bush running as a democrat made me realise how weird this situation actually is proud Malaysian btw :)

I have been watching news from beme knowadays. Im attracted to the visual and the explanation style for better understanding. Suddenly u also covered stories about my country malaysia. Like whattt. haha. Great job Lou and Team !

Watched all this in real life! Brilliant story layout Lou! Loved it. Bernie in sydney

Well, I don't even like both sides that much but welcome to see change. Democracies revolve around having both a strong government AND opposition. Healthy democracies always see a shift in power and thus I hope all the best for malaysia.

Najib is the reason why Malaysia has so much debt , now Tun Mahathir has to solve the interest rate . Tun Mahathir went to Japan to discuss and take loan from Japan with low interest rate . This will help to lowering the interest rate from previous loan by Najib .

Oh and I like the way you report on stuff keep up the good work

Love how you’re covering my country. I am now a fan and have subscribed 😘😘😘

Just for fun: Maha-dayrr Nuh-jayb Un-noir (In all honesty though, if your are not Malaysian, you're welcome to pronounce 'em however you want to....hehe) Aside from his boot lickers, Najib was the first PM of Malaysia that was unanimously hated by the people. Glad they lost...tired of seeing them burn through taxpayers' money. This vid is really accurate. Thanx and well done Beme!

Regardless of political standing, as a malaysian I think all of us can agree that peaceful change is a positive thing, I supported the old government however I acknowledge that what najib has done is corrupt, he got what was coming and now its time for us to build a better future together as Malaysians, united.

Thanks for doing this! from a Malaysian~ XOXO

Finally a channel explain Malaysia politics without having me lost.. thanks guys!!!

UMNO is said like umbrella.

Would love to see a piece on Sultanate of Oman. A safe haven in the Middle East.

Good understanding. Regards from Malaysia.

Thank you BEME News for this video. It shares a big news to the public and americans too from a far and opposite side of the world. As a Malaysian, I personally thank you for sharing this video :)

Strange because you don't understand the culture and belief system. Anwar was a Malay Anthropology student and a Muslim Democrat, and you can call him an Islamist (of the progressive kind). Being a Malay, he would avoid controntation. Being a pious and learned Muslim, he has been taught to forgive when forgiveness is asked from him. If you follow his political career and all his speeches, every once in a while you'd hear him say "Nevermind that, let bygone be bygone, I have forgiven ________ (insert a name), but rights for the people need to be reclaimed.". He never hold his grundge. This same attitude can be seen among MPs in Parliaments. They could have been trading insults in the Lower House for hours, but later sit next to each other during tea break at the lobby sharing jokes. Muslims aren't allowed to let quarells last for more than 3 days. Relationship has to be mended witihn 3 days. At the very least the 2 quarelling parties need to communicate.

Haha u r kinda butchering the pronunciation of UMNO 😂 its Ummm...No not Uuum....No. I mean even if they lost the elections, we got to still give them some dignity

Thanks for covering Mahathir as well.

Great cover on the latest political news in my country! You just got a new sub.

I am from Malaysia !!

Watching Pakatan Rakyat fail for years until allying with Mahatir is hillarious.

Got o hand it to you. Everything you said was spot on.

One of the best summaries of my country...Great job...Hats off!! The air feels brighter and cleaner...I’m confident the new leaders are going to make an impact coz all eyes are on them...and they are all very capable...let’s see..;)

hey dont call my fella chinese and indian friends immigrants! they are malaysians!

morale of the story, don't be rude to old people, and always respect your mentor, especially, if that old people name is mahathir and happen to be your mentor, najib have to learn it the hard ways.

Man, these videos are so informative. Thank you beme news team for helping me, an inwardly focused American, learn about the rest of the world

Nice summary