Help the poor and marginalized - feed the hungry >> Withdraw the ban on soup...
The existence of the poor, homeless and hungry in Malaysia is an indication of the failure of Malaysia's BN government. Well, after all Malaysia seem to have adopted a neo-liberal ideology - and just...
View ArticleHerald Case - All that the Federal Court did was not give permission to...
The Federal Court chose not to hear the appeal - only not to grant leave(permission) to appeal. Hence, we are deprived a Federal Court ruling on the 'Allah' issue.Now, if one is not happy with a...
View ArticleFederal Government, not Local Council, responsible for garbage collection
Well, it is popular perspective that the Local Council is responsible for garbage collection, grass cutting and planting/maintaining flowers, etc --- but, a recent chit chat with the Local Council...
View ArticleHas Malaysia banned 'outsourcing' - the 'contractors for labour'? Sue the...
A multinational electronics company has denied the accusation that it breached the law by utilising outsourcing agents to employ foreign workers. - but which multinational company? Media scared to...
View ArticleMTUC calls for the abolition of the 'labour supplier system'
Abolish labour supplier system Posted on 24 June 2014 - 08:56pmLast updated on 24 June 2014 - 09:49pmPETALING JAYA: Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) secretary-general, N. Gopal Kishnam said the...
View ArticleDon’t blame us for MAS losses, union tells airlines
Don’t blame us for MAS losses, union tells airlinesJuly 8, 2014 A file photo taken on July 5, 2005 shows a man silhouetted against a Malaysian Airlines plane tail as he looks out through a window at...
View ArticleSingapore more transparent than Malaysia - 2 executed - Why no...
Singapore has executed 2 persons on 18 July 2014, and we know this also because of the statement issued by the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore(see the statement below). In Malaysia, we would...
View ArticleSuhakam Hopeful Malaysia Will Abolish Mandatory Death Penalty
It has been several years now that Malaysia has been considering the abolition of the death penalty - starting especially with the mandatory death penalty... we hope that Malaysia abolishes the death...
View ArticleWho and what started the recent 'killings' in Gaza?
Shocked at increasing death toll in Gaza, I was wondering what exactly led to this new round of violence? Found 2 articles below....one from New York Times and one from Al JazeeraLook Carefully at Who...
View ArticleVictory for hotel employees - Minimum Wages does not include 'service charge'
For employees of hotels and many restaurant, over and above their salary (which is rather low), they also get 'service charge' . In Malaysia, there is usually no 'tips' - but there is service charge,...
View ArticleSome 100 bus drivers staged a 'creative' protest (a peaceful assembly) to...
Some 100 bus drivers had a protest on the issue of toll - it seems to be a legitimate exercise of freedom of expression - but alas, many media failed to give coverage to this protest...Star was the...
View ArticleIt is the people (vide their ADUNs) that should decide who should be the...
Menteri Besar - Who chooses? It is the ADUNs, not the political parties or political party bosses. No one can be MB unless he/she enjoys the confidence of the majority of the ADUNs. ADUNs are peoples'...
View ArticleSurely Wan Azizah did not say, " I want to fight FOR injustice' - it must be...
Surely, Wan Azizah did not mean that she was going to be fighting for injustice (Maybe a mistake in the Malaysiakini report) - she should be fighting against injustice or for justice and human...
View ArticleForced to walk when bus drivers protest toll rise - Should we support the...
One of the fundamental rights of workers is the right to fight for their rights or to fight against injustice - and in so doing, one legal form is to go on 'strike'. Now, whenever workers go on strike...
View ArticleBar : Recognise Indigenous Minority Rights and Take Immediate Action to...
Press Release | Recognise Indigenous Minority Rights and Take Immediate Action to Address the Unfulfilled Promises Made to the Penan and Kenyah Communities in Murum Thursday, 07 August 2014 11:10am...
View ArticleIGP liable for Kugan’s lock-up death?
IGP, policemen liable for Kugan’s lock-up death, appeal court rules BY V. ANBALAGAN, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORPublished: 8 August 2014The Court of Appeal today upheld a High Court ruling that Tan Sri...
View ArticleMAS - Pay Cuts? Union Busting or No more Unions? > Are workers and unions to...
This was a most disturbing report - it talked about pay-cuts ...and a possible end to the UNIONs in MAS. The Malaysian government has taken over, and we expected that finally worker and trade union...
View ArticleLocal Council Elections - Federal Court says no to Penang's State Law that...
Malaysians are still being denied the right to have local government elections, that is the right to elect Local Councilors and Mayors. Even Palestine has local government elections. In Malaysia, we...
View ArticleMalaysian HR Commission rightly condemns the response to the Facebook ‘like’...
As it is, the state of freedom of expression and opinion in Malaysia is deplorable...and the internet was one thing that this government promised earlier they would not try to 'control'. Malaysians...
View ArticleMB Selangor Saga - Does Pakatan Rakyat operate just like BN or differently?
Well, the Selangor Menteri Besar crisis should be over now since the majority of the ADUNs(State Assembly Persons) have indicated that they no longer support Khalid, and now support Wan Azizah to be...
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