By June Ramlee
KUALA LUMPUR: Will there be a "Green" Party in Malaysia?
Singer Zainal Abidin, whose most famous song is Hijau, is not happy with the way environmental issues are being handled in Malaysia and wants to do something about it.
He and his friends intend to set up a political party which concentrates on environmental and humanitarian issues.
"We don't want to rule the country. What we want is just one seat in Parliament to make a difference and the necessary noise to make a change in such issues," he said at the launch of the Climate Change Convention 2010 themed "101 ways to save and make a change", to be held from May 19 to 22 next year in Langkawi.
Zainal and actress Maya Karin are both ambassadors for the event.
"Yes, I know there are several ministries in charge of such matters but the ministers change so often that even policies that are almost completed are abandoned. In such instances, how can you see a proper change?"
Zainal said he and his friends -- environmentalists who did not want to be named -- were dead serious about setting up the political party.
He said the group was concerned that the authorities "could not even take the simple step of banning the use of plastic bags".
Maya Karin echoed Zainal's sentiments, saying the government should issue fines to those who used plastic bags.
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