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Wednesday, 16 September 2026

YMC 2027-2032 Organising Partners

The Young Mayor Competition is gaining traction and clout. Our partners will be hosting the competition in-country to increase the depth and reach.

YMC 2027 will be held in Johor, Malaysia and we will be announcing our various in-country partners for 2028-2032 thereafter. We had overwhelming responses for YMC 2025 and YMC 2026 from Indonesian, Thai, Filipino & Malaysian schools, however many youths could not make it to Singapore due to logistics and costs

Young Mayor Competition 2027

April 09-11, 2027

Venue: Invictus International School in Malaysia.

No 3 Persiaran Selatan, Horizon Hills, 79100 Iskandar Puteri Johor

www.invictus.edu.my/horizon-hills

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

YMC 2027 responds to the rise of SCAM centers!

Case study for The Young Mayor Competition 2027

“PLANNING A CLEAN AND GREEN CITY

Vientiane, Lao PDR”

Vientiane is the capital of land locked Laos, the country famously known to be unknown. Lao PDR has endured colonialism and much more in its ascension as a modern state with full membership to ASEAN. However, despite huge hydro-power energy export and agriculture, Lao PDR still faces social issues, inequality and poverty.

The Chinese intervention in infrastructure (e.g. fast train to Kunming), Boten (border town) and other major investments has mixed results. This competition is aimed at addressing the latest problem which is the rise of Industrial Park level scam centers throughout Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. By creating a "rurbanisation strategy" for Vientiane, perhaps this can be the flagship example of how cities should function rather than the opposite, which is as a hotbed of scammers and darker elements now mushrooming all over in smaller cities, townships and regions.