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It is now eight days since 31 Parti Sosialis Malaysia activists were arrested by the police on a mind-blowing allegation of collecting men and weapons to wage war against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. From the outside we have been fighting a seemingly impossible battle to free our comrades from the clutches of the oppressive system that… Continue reading Who believes the police charges against PSM?

Bloggers Universe Malaysia (BUM) is belatedly commemorating World Press Freedom Day with a forum by popular speakers. The ‘Bloggers’ solidarity with the press?’ will feature: Cheam Toon Lee – former editor-in-chief who had served in Sabah/Sarawak, Zunar as Malaysiakini cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque is better known, Ambiga Sreenevasan – Bersih 2.0 chairperson and ex-Bar Council… Continue reading BUM 2011 forum this Saturday

  More than a century after the birth of Labour Day, what progress is there in the rights, and working and living conditions of the working class all over the world? Our basic demands – for a minimum living wage and 8-hour workday – remain unchanged. Malaysian workers continue to be at the mercy of… Continue reading 80% of households earn under RM3,000

  Response by Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi to the Malaysian Insider article ‘Non-Malays don’t understand Malaysia’s history, says Perkasa’. Dear Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, (the Malaysian Insider journalist concerned) I have spoken to my solicitors. The blatant lie by Dr Ramlah Adam  pertaining to me “checking” and “signing” the History syllabus is tantamount to defamation. They have approved… Continue reading Response by Dr Ranjit Singh Malhi to ‘Non-Malays don’t understand Malaysia’s history’

CPI introduction We are reproducing the statement below which appeared in the NIAT website yesterday in response to the most recent statement by the Minister of Education Muhyiddin Yassin on the Interlok school book controversy. Readers are encouraged to go directly to the NIAT website for fuller coverage of the issue. NIAT Statement In response… Continue reading Interlok: NIAT’s response to Deputy Prime Minister

We, the paper writers and contributors to the Huazong 20 Year Plan of Action project on Transforming Malaysia, would like to express our deep concern over the actions of the Huazong Central Committee in withholding the publication and dissemination of the final report of the project. We have learnt from media reports as well as… Continue reading Huazong 20- Year Plan of Action project should be published

  P Waythamoorthy   Many have forgotten that Pakatan and the agenda to capture Putrajaya at 12th general election (GE12) became a reality after the tsunami of Hindraf on November 25, 2007. Till then, even the top leadership of Pakatan never for once imagined the prospect of reaching so close to Putrajaya. The cry of Makkal… Continue reading Hindraf challenges opposition to define the Pakatan vague politics

  We would like to provide some feedback to the speech made by Prime Minister Najib Razak on 21 October 2010 to the Umno general assembly in which he gave the impression that there is a ‘social contract’ whose terms are set in stone. He also told the delegates that no Malaysian should question it.… Continue reading Press statement by group of concerned scholars on the ‘social contract’ issue

Terima kasih Tuan Yang Di-Pertua memberi peluang untuk berbahas usul menjunjung kasih terhadap titah Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agung.   Pada Mac 16, dalam ucapan YB Kuala Krau, usaha [untuk] liberalisasikan ekonomi dibangkit. YB Kuala Krau telah memohon pada kerajaan agar kepentingan orang Melayu tidak diketepikan dalam perlaksanaan polisi liberalisasi ekonomi.   Saya ingin sokong permohonan… Continue reading Kepentingan Melayu mana yang dijaga?

  A costly ‘new ministry’ emerges from Budget 2011. Let’s for the moment call it Kija or Kementerian Idris Jala which runs the various activities around Idris Jala who is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and also the CEO of Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu). The total cost of Kija is approximately RM6.19… Continue reading Budget 2011: A whopping RM12.6 billion for ‘Kija’?