KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 18 -- The clock is ticking for Malaysia to achieve the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goals by 2030.

For this to happen, the Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance said public participation would be essential.

"The very centre of SDGs is to leave no one behind," said Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance governance lead Jeffrey FK Phang.

Yet Phang said some Malaysians still face hindrances to their right to participation even in 2024, such as through the lack of physical access during elections.

"According to the National Health and Morbidity survey, 11.1 per cent per cent of adults in Malaysia have disabilities, that's quite a big percentage," he said.

In its 2023 policy brief, the Malaysian CSO-SDG alliance recommended the gove...