Buku Jingga, a Malay phrase literally translated as Orange Book, was a political manifesto of the Malaysian political coalition Pakatan Rakyat, which was made up of three major component parties: Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), People's Justice Party (PKR) and Democratic Action Party (DAP). Buku Jingga was agreed by the parties during the Second Pakatan Rakyat Convention in Penang on 19 December 2010. It acted as an alternative to Barisan Nasional's policies such as the Economic Transformation Programme, New Economic Model (NEM) and the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) Buku Jingga outlined a stand on various issues, including a 100-day reform plan. This included increases in teachers' incentives, abolishment of the highway toll system and the Internal Security Act (ISA), and the increase of royalties paid by the government to oil-producing states in Malaysia.
Goals and Objectives
A transparent and true democracy to demonstrate and accredit the supremacy of the people of Malaysia; A dynamic and sustainable economy to offer wealth and social benefit to all; Social justice to guarantee an integrated development of rights and respect of human dignity. Federal state and foreign policies that are based on the fundamentals of fairness and justice.
Objectives
To protect the Federal Constitution, Islam as the official religion of the Federation while other forms of non-Islamic religions can be adhered and practised freely and peacefully in the country. To protect the role and authority of the institution of Constitutional Monarchy. To uphold the use of the Malay language in correspondence to Article 152 of the Constitution and advocate the Malay language as the country's lingua franca, while preserving and strengthening the use of mother tongue for all races and of all social background, and ameliorate the command of the English language in order to improve Malaysia's global competitiveness.
Common Policy Platform
These are the basic principles set out by the Pakatan Rakyat which have been put into practice in several Pakatan Rakyat controlled states in Malaysia with several key people-friendly policies to achieve distributive growth.
Freeing Our National Institutions
Pakatan Rakyat vows to: Extend the practice of transparent and responsible government currently advocated by Pakatan Rakyat states, to demonstrate our commitment towards freeing the nation's institutions from the undue influence of politics. Establish Set up a Council of Experts to develop and change existing national policies with regard to key economic, political and social challenges. Enhance the working of Pakatan Rakyat's Parliamentary Committees (currently tasked to shadow designated ministries), to monitor and verify the operational effectiveness of the various Ministries by publishing reports and findings once every six months. Provide information and educate a wider audience of the precedence of independent national institutions with integrity, co-operating with NGOs and civil society. Proceed to pressure on the current Government to free the nation's institutions from political conflict, through sustained campaigns and initiatives.