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The Konrad Adenauer School for Young Politicians (KASYP) 2015-2016 met in Penang, Malaysia for their second training workshop on "Local Governance and Development". The 3 day, 4 night workshop included introductory lectures on perspectives of local governance and development issues in Asia, meetings with the Speaker of Penang State Assembly with site visits to the State Legislative Assembly Building as well as to the Municipal Council of Penang Island (MBPP) where our participants got to interact with Council Member and KASYP alumnus Mr Kumarasen Arumugam. The programme was further enriched with local politics discussions with representatives from Penang Institute, Penang Women Development Corporation (PWDC) as well as important interactions with local Members of Parliament - YB Zairil Khir Johari of DAP, YB Law Choo Kiang of PKR and YB Yap Soo Huey of DAP, who shared their authentic experiences in local politics. The programme culminated with presentations by our participants, who updated on their ongoing projects back home.

For more information on the KASYP Programme, please visit kasyp.net