பள்ளிக்கூட ஒன்று கூடல் நிகழ்வின் போது தாம் இந்திய, சீன மாணவர்களிடம் 'balik India, China' (இந்தியாவுக்கும் சீனாவுக்கும் திரும்பிச் செல்லுங்கள்) எனச் சொன்னதை ஷா அலாமில் உள்ள அலாம் மெகா தேசிய இடைநிலைப்பள்ளியின் தலைமை ஆசிரியை ஒப்புக் கொண்டுள்ளதாகச் சொல்லப்படுகின்றது. அந்தத் தகவலைத் தெரிவித்த மஇகா ஷா…
RM1,500 as minimum monthly wage is fair
-S. Arutchelvan Jan 8, 2013 I refer to the article Pakatan rejects RM1,500 wage proposal in FMT (news portal Free Malaysia Today) and would like to reiterate that asking for a wage of RM1,500 a…
Malaysia’s Tahrir Square – the rise of ordinary…
-Charles Santaigo, January 13, 2013. It's Boghi today - a festival widely celebrated by the Indians. It's the time of the year when everyone, from the rich to the poor, throws old things into a…
Billionaires gain as living standards fall
-Patrick Martin, 11 January 2013. The world’s 100 richest people added $241 billion to their combined wealth in 2012, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The top 100 controlled an aggregate $1.9 trillion as calculated…
A postcard from an uprising
-S.Thayaparan, January 13, 2013. "Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred." - Martin Luther King Jr. COMMENT Before I begin, I make no…
How ‘Brahma’ became ‘Allah’
-Dr. Azly Rahman, January 9, 2013. I'd like to see discussions on the concept of ‘god’ more from a ‘transcultural flow of ideas’ rather than seeing it blown out or proportion. We can look at…
Deepak unveils ‘Black Rose’ in fairytale-style
The Black Rose, a series of books promised by carpet merchant Deepak Jaikishan, chronicling his feud with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's family, has finally found its way into cyberspace.Black Rose 1.0, the first of…
PSM, Jerit offer monitoring on RM900 minimum wage
With the RM900 minimum wage policy being implemented at the end of this month, there remains uncertainty about its implementation as Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and and Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit) claim that the government…
Don’t bribe us with our money! Malaysians are…
The Prime Minister seems to be playing Santa Claus. He is very generously dishing out goodies from seemingly bottomless coffers, convinced that Malaysians are a greedy, unthinking lot who can be bought easily. Little does…
Man dies from ‘fall’ in lock up, family…
Family members of a man who was found dead after spending three nights in a police lock up said they do not believe the police's claim that he died from a fall. Odd job worker…
Klang Activists Briefed on Sri Lanka
A Town Hall meeting was organised by Selangor Action Team and Suaram with the Tamil Activist and Leaders of the Klang District in Selangor, Malaysia. Mr Manicka Vasagar, an envoy of TGTE and Suaram Chairperson…
‘New book on Kampung Medan not a reproduction’
Suaram chairman K Arumugam denied that his new book “Violence Against An Ethnic Minority In Malaysia: Kampung Medan”, is a reproduction of his earler book written in Tamil, “March 8”. [ VIDEO 05:22 ] “March…
Kugan pathologist rapped for dishonest forensic report
The pathologist who carried out the first post-mortem on death-in-police-custody victim A Kugan, Dr Abdul Karim Tajuddin, has been reprimanded by the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) for failing to conduct a proper examination and prepare…
Aunty Mei vs Adnan – gila, binatang and…
Confronted by an angry senior citizen outside his office demanding an apology for a remark he made, Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob, after a round of vulgar exchanges with the septuagenarian, reportedly took out a…
Show how RM540mil for Tamil schools was spent
-M.Manoharan, Letter. December 13, 2012. Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has been making repeated announcements on the RM540 million that his government has spent on Tamil schools since he became prime minister. The latest was…
Sepang shrine wrecking: Xavier cries ‘sabotage’
Municipal officers acted without their boss’ permission when they demolished a Hindu shrine in Sepang last month, Selangor state exco Xavier Jayakumar said yesterday. “The action taken by certain officers was unilateral,” he said in…
Anwar Ibrahim : I’ll be a good prime…
Some 2000 people turned up at Taman Pakatan to listen to PKR Defacto leader, Anwar Ibrahim during the “Program Jelajah Merdeka” ceramah series in Perak, recently. The “ceramah” was organised by the Tambun PKR for…
Malaysian politics – who dares wins?
-S Thayaparan, Dec 6, 2012. "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." - Douglas…
In defence of our realm
-S Thayaparan 8:49AM Dec 5, 2012 . "As the society's needs evolve, the police force must also evolve to meet new needs and assure the public of their safety." - Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak…
Recognise all education streams as National schools, GBM…
The government was urged by Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) to recognise all education streams in the country as national schools and to entitle them to equal treatment. The President of GBM, Tan Yew Sin, told…
DIA is only Custodians of the Indian Heritage…
-Media statement by M. Kula Segaran MP for Ipoh Barat Last Sunday concerned citizens, local leaders and NGOs had a discussion as to how best to save the Indian heritage land in Sitiawan. We now…
Green marchers confront Special Branch officer
A group of activists participating in the anti-Lynas green walk confronted a Special Branch (SB) officer during their stay in Bentong, Pahang on Tuesday night. According to campaign spokesperson Wong Chun Yuan, the incident happened…
The Green Walk has taken on a life…
The line of green stretched for more than 1.5 kilometres outside of Bentong enroute to the Hot Spring, 18 km away, along the old Bentong Kuala Lumpur road on the morning of the 9th day…
Education blueprint offers opportunity to unite students
Educationist Kua Kia Soong today opined that revival of the local education authorities and the government’s fresh idea to set-up education precincts would help to forge unity among students under the multi-stream education system. He…