K. Siladass. - On 20th February 2012, Lim Kit Siang, now Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang, was celebrating his seventieth birthday at Pan Pacific Hotel in Penang. Among the celebrities were Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim,…
Kit Siang wishes all Hindus a happy, joyous…
-Lim Kit Siang, January 17, 2014. Thaipusam commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel (“spear”) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. It is an occasion for devotees to pray to…
Malaysian Education at the bottom of world class…
-Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, January 9, 2014. It is no longer a point of contention: Our education system is indeed failing and failing the economy. Even a member of the Cabinet, Minister of international trade Datuk…
LGE STATEMENT ON MIGRANT LABOUR MINIMUM WAGE SHORT…
-Rani Rasiah, PSM Central Committee Member & Coordinator PSM Migrant Desk, Janauary 7, 2014. Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng’s statement that the minimum wage should be restricted to Malaysians only and not extended to…
“Allah” Issue: Prime Minister must make serious efforts…
-M.Kulasegaran, MP., January 5, 2014. Selangor Islamic Affairs Department’s (JAIS) illegal raid at the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) premises was most shocking and totally unacceptable. Equally shocking was the explanation given by the…
Kit Siang to BN: Let us meet on…
-Lim Kit Siang, January 3, 2014. This year is the 50th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia on September 16, 1963. It is most unfortunate, sad and shocking that the greatest threat to the unity…
PSM – The Year 2013 and the Year…
-S. Arulchelvan, Secretary-General, PSM, December 2013. Election 2013 As we move on to 2014, the most important thing which most people remember in 2013 was the long awaited election and the failure to change Government.…
Muhyiddin’s Malaysian Education Blueprint knocked out of kilter…
Lim Kit Siang says "Muhyiddin's Malaysian Education Blueprint knocked out of kilter by the adverse 2011 TIMSS and 2012 PISA results and needs to be revised and downwards. He states that: Deputy Prime Minister and…
Incinerators and Incapable Ministry!
-Dr. Ong Kian Ming, MP for Serdang, December 23, 2013. Contracts to build Incinerators in Langkawi, Pangkor, Cameron Highlands and Tioman were awarded to a company controlled by a former Navy chief, which used an…
DEATH IN CUSTODY: WHEN THE JUDICIARY FAILS TO…
-Thevarajan.R, Right to Justice Desk, Suaram, December 20,2013. On 19 December 2013, the High Court was packed to hear the decision on the civil suit filed by Madam Ganga Gouri (sister of death in…
Dong Zong: Threat of “elimination” of mother tongue…
The Chinese educationist group Dong Zong issued the following statement explaining that the threat of elimination of mother tongue schools has been a historical fact and that the Deputy Minister of Education Mary Yap was…
Mandela a beacon for Malaysia
-K. Siladasaa, December 11, 2013. The sad news that Nelson Mandela had become part of nature would bring sadness to those who had vigorously opposed racism, religious fanaticism and views based on colour of the…
‘Poorer and poorer quality of education in M’sia’
Despite having almost universal primary to lower secondary enrollment, Malaysian students are getting a poorer and poorer quality of education, the World Bank said. In its report launched yesterday, the World Bank said that "quality…
Soft Launch of Unity in Diversity Project by…
INVITATION You are cordially invited to a Project Soft Launch 17th December, 2014 (Tuesday) 7pm — 10.30pm Auditorium, 1st Floor, KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, No.1, Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur. From: Mathanraj Gangadaran…
Ridhuan Tee should retract his sexist remark and…
-Teo Nie Ching, MP for Kulai and Secretary, DAP Wanita. December 10, 2013. It is shameful for Dr Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, an associate professor, to address the Member of Parliament for Seputeh, Teresa Kok, as…
Beyond Candi 11, can we rewrite history?
-K. Arumugam, December 8, 2013. COMMENT Bujang Valley is home to Malaysia’s richest archaeological area. Our National Heritage Department considers some of these archaeological discoveries, termed as 'unexpected find', the most important in the region having…
Anti-apartheid icon Mandela dies at 95
South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela died aged 95 at his Johannesburg home yesterday after a prolonged lung infection, plunging his nation and the world into mourning for a man hailed by global leaders as…
Bujang Valley fiasco draws international flak
The Universal Society of Hinduism has expressed unhappiness over the destruction of an ancient temple in Bujang Valley, Kedah. In a statement, the US-based society’s president Rajan Zed said it was shocking and saddening to…
Claiming nuclear deal “victory,” Tehran signals readiness to…
-Keith Jones, November 28, 2013. Iran’s government is hailing the interim nuclear deal it reached last weekend with the US and its allies as a “victory,” while signaling its readiness to make huge concessions to…
Fairer than mother, so no MyKad for daughter
The Perak National Registration Department has told both mother and daughter to undergo a DNA test to prove their kinship. PETALING JAYA: A 12-year-old girl and her mother in Perak was told by the National…
Sri Lankan War Crimes: Need for an International…
-Ambrose Pinto SJ, November 20, 2013. David Cameron, the Prime Minister of England, is not the first one to call for an international inquiry into allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka. Perhaps, he…
NST APOLOGY: HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN!
- Dr Kua Kia Soong, Director of SUARAM, 15 November 2013 The French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre once quipped: “Better a good journalist than a poor assassin.” The unprecedented abject apology by the…
NST aplogises for its ‘plot to destablise gov’t’…
-Joint statement by Bersih 2.0, Suaram, CIJ and Merdeka Center, November 13, 2013. Today The New Straits Times has apologised in Open Court for their false and baseless article published on 21 September 2012 in…
CHOGM will hand Najib an acid test
-K.Arumugam, Chairperson of human rights NGO Suaram, November 11, 2013. COMMENT If Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak steps on Sri Lankan soil for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) later this week, he will…