ADAKAH DEMOKRASI WUJUD DI PARLIMEN MALAYSIA?

ada 17 Jun 2009 akhbar Sinar Harian memetik kata Dr Nasir Hashim, ADUN Kota Damansara bahawa demokrasi telah mati di Parlimen. Dr. Nasir mempersoalkan, kalau bukan di Parlimen di manakah aspirasi rakyat boleh disuarakan. Itulah soalan yang wujud hari ini. Adakah mengatakan “Hidup Rakyat, Bubar DUN” satu kesalahan yang tidak boleh dimaafkan sehingga boleh digantung 2 hari dari menghadiri sidang parlimen?

Hanya di Parlimen Malaysia anda boleh melihat pelbagai drama dan aksi kadang-kadang yang tidak boleh diterima akal. Kalau kita perhatikan setahun selepas Tsunami Politik 2008, Parlimen Malaysia nampaknya tidak berubah walaupun rakyat menuntut perubahan. Kerajaan BN dan Speaker Dewan yang pro-BN, kadang–kadang menjadikan Parlimen sebagai “rubber stamp” untuk kepentingan sesetengah pihak.

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Come and Join Us: Abolish ISA Now!
Kuala Lumpur

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SELAMATKAN KAMPUNG BUAH PALA

Kampung Buah Pala, yang merupakan kampung tradisional yang terakhir di Pulau Pinang, sedang menghadapi ancaman pengusiran oleh pemaju pada 2 Julai 2009. Pencerobohan dan pengusiran oleh pihak pemaju akan menyebabkan lebih daripada 65 keluarga di Kampung Buah Pala kehilangan tempat kediaman, dan seterusnya menghancurkan sebuah kampung tradisional yang merupakan warisan budaya yang tidak ternilai!

Masalah penduduk-penduduk Kampung Buah Pala adalah berpunca daripada amalan kerajaan Barisan Nasional yang anti-rakyat dan mementingkan keuntungan segelintir kroni. Kerajaan Pakatan Negeri Pulau Pinang yang menyifatkan sendiri sebagai kerajaan rakyat mesti mengambil tindakan segera untuk menghalang pengusiran daripada berlaku.

Akan tetapi, Kerajaan Pulau Pinang yang diketuai oleh Lim Guan Eng belum bertindak untuk menyelamatkan rakyatnya sampai sekarang. Situasi ini memang mengecewakan rakyat Pulau Pinang yang mengundi untuk perubahan pada 8 mac 2008.

Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila lawat http://jeritpenang.blogspot.com

Urgent action needed

Tuliskan surat kepada Kerajaan Pakatan Pulau Pinang untuk menyuarakan bantahan anda terhadap kegagalan “kerajaan rakyat” menyelamatkan rakyatnya.

Surat anda harus difakskan pada 1 July 2009 - 8 pagi -5 ptg

1. YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng
Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hal Ehwal Tanah & Pembangunan Tanah, Pembangunan Keusahawanan, Penerangan dan Warisan

Pejabat Ketua Menteri
Tingkat 28, KOMTAR
10502 PULAU PINANG
Tel: 04-6505112
04-2614424/04-2623366
Fax: 04-2613003
Email: limguaneng@penang.gov.my

=== Surat Sampel ===

Kepada Kerajaan Pakatan Pulau Pinang,

SELAMATKAN KAMPUNG BUAH PALA DEMI SELAMATKAN KEPERCAYAAN RAKYAT TERHADAP KERAJAAN PULAU PINANG

Kampung Buah Pala, yang merupakan kampung tradisional yang terakhir di Pulau Pinang, sedang menghadapi ancaman pengusiran oleh pemaju pada 2 Julai 2009. Pencerobohan dan pengusiran oleh pihak pemaju akan menyebabkan lebih daripada 65 keluarga di Kampung Buah Pala kehilangan tempat kediaman, dan seterusnya menghancurkan sebuah kampung tradisional yang merupakan warisan budaya yang tidak ternilai!

Masalah penduduk-penduduk Kampung Buah Pala adalah berpunca daripada amalan kerajaan Barisan Nasional yang anti-rakyat dan mementingkan keuntungan segelintir kroni. Kerajaan Pakatan Negeri Pulau Pinang yang menyifatkan sendiri sebagai kerajaan rakyat mesti mengambil tindakan segera untuk menghalang pengusiran daripada berlaku.

Saya/Kami, ________________sangat mengambil berat terhadap perkara ini dan mengesa kerajaan negeri untuk mengambil tindakan berikut dengan kadar segera:

1. Menarik balik hak milik tanah Kampung Buah Pala daripada pihak pemaju.

2. Menggunakan Akta Pengambilan Tanah untuk mengambil balik tanah Kampung Buah Bala daripada pihak pemaju (sekiranya no. 1 tidak dilaksanakan)

3. Memasukkan kaveat ke atas tanah Kampung Buah Pala untuk menghalang pemaju daripada masuk ke tanah tersebut.

4. Mewartakan tanah Kampung Buah Pala sebagai tanah warisan budaya.

Semua tindakan di atas perlu dilakukan dengan segera supaya kampong halaman saya/kami tidak dihancurkan oleh pihak pemaju yang tamakkan keuntungan diri sendiri.

Saya/Kami berharap kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Negeri Pulau Pinang dapat bertindak secara BERANI dalam membela nasib rakyat biasa dan menghalang syarikat kroni berkepentingan sendiri daripada terus mencabuli hak rakyat.

Selamatkan Kampung Buah Pala bukan sahaja untuk selamatkan ramah halaman rakyat biasa dan warisan budaya Pulau Pinang, malah juga untuk selamatkan kewibawaan Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Negeri Pulau Pinang serta kepercayaan rakyat ke atasnya!

Sekian, terima kasih.

Yang Ikhlas,

____________

(nama/pertubuhan)

Invitation to Bar Council’s International Justice Day Debate (15 July 2009)

17 July, which has come to be known as International Justice Day, marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court. We are pleased to inform you that, to commemorate this day, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) is planning a debate that will take place as follows:

Time : 7:00 pm
Date : Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Venue : Bar Council Auditorium
No. 13, 15 & 17 Leboh Pasar Besar
Kuala Lumpur

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Invitation to the 3rd Community Audio Fest

The Centre for Independent Journalism and the Radio team of Taman Langat Jaya, Banting will be organizing the 3rd Community Audio Fest on 26th July 2009 at the Dewan Jugra, Banting. It is aimed at appreciating the women who were involved in CIJ’s community radio project and also took part in radio production competition. This competition is a way of promoting awareness on women’s rights. We would like to invite you as a guest to this Community Audio Fest.

Below are the details of the event :

Date : 26th July 2009
Venue : Dewan Jugra, Banting
Time : 1.30 – 4.30pm
Organizers: Taman Langat Jaya Radio team and CIJ

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Asian NGOs Demand Full Compliance of the SUHAKAM Amendment Bill with the Paris Principles

The Asian NGOs Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) has called on the Malaysian government to comply fully with the Paris Principles following the tabling of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) (Amendments) Bill 2009. The Bill was read for the first time in the Malaysian Parliament on 22 June 2009.

Failure to comply with the Paris Principles, according to ANNI, may risk SUHAKAM being downgraded from A status to B by the International Coordinating Committee on National Human Rights Institutions (ICC), the international governing body of national human rights institutions. The bill is expected to be tabled for the second reading today, 1 July 2009.

The ANNI warned that if downgraded, SUHAKAM may lose its privilege such as not being able to fully participate in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and also risk losing its full membership at the Asia Pacific Forum for National Human Rights Institutions (APF).

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Commission on Enforcement Agencies Cannot Substitute the IPCMC

Amnesty International Malaysia and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) welcome the initiative of the government in passing of the Enforcement Agencies Integrity Commission (EAIC) bill in Parliament earlier today. We are encouraged by the government’s willingness to act on the concerns raised by civil society and the general public on the diminishing public confidence in our law enforcement agencies.

We are nonetheless concerned that the EAIC bill as it stands fall short of the recommendations made by the Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysian Police in several ways. The proposed structure of referrals of investigations to the Attorney General for prosecution raises the possibility of selective prosecution in certain high profile cases.

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Public Forum: “How women can contribute to transformation of society and nation”

Presenters:  YB Teresa Kok and Ms Judith Koh

It has been said that to transform a society you first have to transform its politics. In Malaysia where politics is very much male-dominated, can women transform politics?

Women’s potential in the area of practical politics to promote a transformatory agenda that moves toward a vision that advances a gender responsive and inclusive democratic system is best represented by the down to earth and hardworking YB Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh cum Selangor senior executive councillor andstate assemblyman for Kinrara.

To hear the voice of women, it is important to understand their silence.

The All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) has for the past 20+ years been in the forefront of empowering Malaysian women. Ms Judith Koh, past president of AWAM gives insights on the role of women in influencing discourse and policy, and raising consciousness of women’s rights.

Both Teresa Kok and Judith Koh will also share some insights on their personal life journeys and  how their Christian faith has helped them stay the course

Day/Time:  Thursday, 25 June 2009. 7.30pm – 10 pm
Venue: Assumption Hall, Church of the Assumption, Petaling Jaya
(next to Assunta   Hospital)

Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

All are welcome!

This talk is organised by the Independent Christian Renewal Society (ICRS) of Malaysia under its ongoing monthly Spiritual Skills for Everyday Living (SSEL) programme. The next forum: “How Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) can Transform Society and Nation” is scheduled for July 23, 2009.

People Like Us: How Arrogance Divides People
Bangsar Lutheran Church

A Conversation Contributing Towards A Better World For All

In his book, “People Like Us: How Arrogance Is Dividing Islam and the West”. Waleed Aly explores how “…our thoughtless and destructive tendency to assume that the world’s problems could be solved if only everyone became more like us. The result is deep mutual ignorance and animosity, reinforced by both Muslim and Western commentators.”

In this upcoming forum, we hope to explore new ways forward as we bring together the stories and perspectives from two complementary experiences as minorities in pluralistic societies: as Muslims in a Western society and as Christians in a Muslim majority society.

We believe that our stories and aspirations can provide new ways of mutual understanding as we all aspire to play a constructive role in shaping the societies that we are in for the better.

This forum is co-organised by Friends in Conversation (FIC) and the Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF).

Date / Time:
June 12, 2009; 8.00 pm - 10.30 pm

Venue:
The Father’s House
@ Bangsar Lutheran Church
23, Jalan Abdullah, off Jalan Bangsar
Kuala Lumpur

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Bangsar Lutheran Church’

Women Personal Protection Workshop
Twin Towers Fitness Centre, KLCC

WAO (Women’s Aid Organisation) invites you to…..

Women Personal Protection Workshop

We are living in a society where we are constantly being the target of muggers, snatch thieves, robbers, molester,s rapists, etc. It has become so bad that even presumably safe places like offices and homes are not that safe anymore.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED..

This workshop is specially tailor made for those who are keen to learn how to avoid a potential situation, to create an awareness of their surroundings, and to be able to defend oneself.

Date : 30th May 2009

Time : 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Venue : Twin Tower Fitness Center, Concourse
Level, Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC.

Modules : 1) Prevention of Sexual Harassment

2) Anti-Rape Drills

3) Anti-Assault Drills

Fee : RM80.00

Please note that 50% of the total amount collected will be donated to Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) for their Refuge and Child Care Centre

For more information

contact Justin at 012 2802833 or activebugs02@gmail.com, or Annie at 7957 0636 or annie@wao.org.my




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