Our Malaysians of the year: A lawyer, a whistle-blower, undergraduates and a civil servant

KUALA LUMPUR Dec 31 - The dissent and demand for accountability shown by the Malaysian public has been greater in 2011 than at any time in recent history.

And that is why The Malaysian Insider has chosen as its Malaysians of the Year a lawyer a whistle-blower s undergraduates and a civil servant.

They are Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan the undergraduates pushing for academic freedom the unnamed National Feedlot Corporation NFC whistle-blower s and Auditor-General Tan Sri Ambrin Buang.

While many other personalities also made the headlines this year we believe that these four represent the impact of a Malaysia that is evolving into a society that no longer believes what it is told.

Regardless of political affiliation of whether we support Barisan Nasional BN or Pakatan Rakyat PR or neither Malaysians more than ever are taking ownership of their own country Here are the four we feel best represents the changes our country has seen Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan.

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