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,…
FRENCH SUBMARINES DIVING MALAYSIA INTO DEEP CONTROVERSY
-Suaram press statement, May 30, 2012 SUARAM, a leading Malaysian human rights NGO, welcomes all media, both regional and Malaysian media, as well as members of the diplomatic community in Bangkok, to this exclusive press…
“Vote Wisely, Vote with care, Vote for change…
- Marina Mahathir, April 24, 2012. My Record-Breaking Run Continues... Dear folks, this must be something of a record but I've just been told that once again, my column's been spiked. In newspaper-speak, that means…
Hanif’s insistence: Totally bizarre
-Lim Kit Siang It is totally bizarre – former Inspector-General of Police Tun Hanif Omar’s insistence to head the “independent advisory panel” into Bersih 3.0 violence when he should have recused himself and even advised…
1,000 Indians voice support for Pakatan
Hindraf splinter group Malaysian Indian Voice (MIV) today held their first Hindraf-inspired rally, dubbed Indian Rights Action Force (Indraf) 2.0 in Brickfields today, with more than 1,000 packing a hall to voice support for Pakatan…
Hunger strike to claim land for Effingham tamil…
Seven Malaysians associated with the Effingham Tamil School in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya have commenced a drastic hunger strike in front of the water fountain in Little India, Brickfields. The Return Effingham Land Action Team…
Teresa Kok to MCA: Verify facts before criticising
Teresa Kok, Selangor Senior State Exco, came out with some figures and facts on the sand-mining issue in response to accusations by MCA leader, Chua Tee Yong. In The Star, dated 21 May 2012, Chua…
SUARAM: Scorpene 2.0 Fundraising Dinner
Launching of Ops Scorpene 2.0 Fundraising Dinner SUARAM hopes that with the commencement of the Submarine case in France, we can send a clear message that Malaysians will not sit back and accept corrupt politicians…
Najib the great transformer has become the great…
-Lim Kit Siang, May 24, 2012. Najib has discarded the robes of “the Great Transformer” for those of “the Great Reactionary” signaling he is no more prepared to listen to the real voices of the…
Utusan Malaysia’s proof: UMNO/BN is totally against clear,…
- Lim Kit Siang, May 24, 2012. The UMNO daily, Utusan Malaysia, has just produced the latest proof that UMNO/BN is totally against clean, free and fair elections, especially Bersih 2.0’s Demand to “Stop Dirty…
STOP UNCOUTH INTIMIDATION AND HARASSMENT AGAINST S. AMBIGA…
-Kar Fai, Monitoring & Documentation coordinator. May 23, 2012. SUARAM is appalled by the news on recent intimidation and harassment of Datuk S Ambiga including the latest threat by a group known as Bersih 4.0 led…
Child care center faces threat of shut down
P’ng Cheng Mei from The Children House in Ipoh is a licensed operator currently facing opposition from residence in the vicinity and is facing the threat of having her homes shut down. P’ng claims that…
Stop intimidating Irene
-Nalini Elumalai, Executive Director, May 22, 2012. SUARAM strongly condemns the on-going campaign of intimidation and harassment of human rights defenders by individuals and certain section of mainstream media against Activist and Executive Director of…
Thayalan with eye cancer needs help
Subject: 1 year 6 month old child with eye cancer(Retinoblastoma) – attach with the info of retinoblastoma Please don't delete this without forwarding. I am forwarding it to the maximum I can. Photo attach shows…
Utter bad faith for Najib to charge Anwar,…
It is an act of utter bad faith for the Najib administration to charge the Leader of the Opposition, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PKR leaders Azmin Ali and Badrul Hashim for breach of the…
Foreign Ministry must ask clemency for Vui Kong
Amnesty International Malaysia, May 19, 2012. Amnesty International Malaysia urges the Malaysian Foreign Ministry to appeal to the Singaporean authorities on behalf of Yong Vui Kong, a Malaysian young man who faces imminent execution.Clemency granted by…
No regrets joining Bersih 3.0, says MCA septuagenarian
-Nigel Aw 8:29AM May 20, 2012. As thousands of yellow-clad protesters took to the streets on April 28 in cities across the country for clean and fair elections, Malacca was no exception as some 5,000…
Time is on Pakatan Rakyat’s side to debunk…
-Lim Kit Siang, May 19, 2012 . Until the Bersih 3.0 rally of April 28, 2012, it was fairly certain that the 13th General Election will take place in June this year. This certainty has now…
Time to restore decency and civility to politics…
-Media statement issued by Lim Kit Siang, May 17, 2012. When the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib spoke about “uncivilized enemies” who will lead Malaysia to ruin at the UMNO anniversary gathering at the Bukit…
French Courts have jurisdiction on anyone
-Statement from Suaram secretariat SUARAM lawyers have responded to the Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's comment insisting that the French courts have no jurisdiction to summon Malaysians to testify in the ongoing inquiry into the…
Ambiga’s application to question Bersih 2.0 ban rejected
The High Court here today rejected an application by the committee members of Bersih 2.0 and its chairman Datuk S. Ambiga to question Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein's decision to consider Bersih…
India: Striking NLC contract workers must expand struggle—industrially…
India: Striking NLC contract workers must expand struggle—industrially and politically -Arun Kumar and Moses Rajkumar 15 May 2012 On strike since April 21, the 14,000 contract workers at the Indian government-owned Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC)…
STOP SPREADING SPECULATIONS AND DEMONIZING PEACEFUL PROTESTERS, Suaram
-Thevarajan.R, Right to Justice Coordinator, May 14, 2012. SUARAM condemns the statement by Deputy inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar today where he mentioned there are elements which wanted to cause death at the Bersih…
CLEARING MISCONCEPTIONS: THE TRUTH ABOUT MIGRANTS IN MALAYSIA
- Irene Fernandez, Executive Director, Tenaganita, May 9, 2012 “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice…